Abstract
• Hypertrichosis is the growth of hair of an excessive amount and thickness on any part of the body.
• The term is frequently confused with hirsutism, which should only be applied to women with an excessive development of hair with a male pattern distribution.
• Hypertrichosis is classified in generalized, localized, or symptomatic. All types can also be classified according to the age of onset as congenital or acquired.
• Generalized, symptomatic, and localized forms of congenital hypertrichosis are present in several genodermatoses. Localized forms may also appear in relation to underlying hamartomas.
• Generalized acquired hypertrichosis may be a paraneoplastic syndrome, such as acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa; it may be localized, the result of association with abnormalities of the fat, muscle, bone or of the underlying hemodynamic system; or it may be related to multiple direct cutaneous traumas.
• The most frequent acquired symptomatic forms of hypertrichosis are iatrogenic.
• Long-term removal of unwanted hair is the objective.
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Camacho-Martίnez, F. (2008). Hypertrichosis. In: Blume-Peytavi, U., Tosti, A., Trüeb, R. (eds) Hair Growth and Disorders. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-46911-7_16
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