Hypertrichosis
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| Hypertrichosis | |
| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | L68. |
|---|---|
| ICD-9 | 704.1 |
Hypertrichosis specifically refers to hair density or length beyond the accepted limits of normal for a particular age, race, or sex, and may be generalized or localized, and may be lanugo, vellus, or terminal hair.[1]:651 Restated, hypertrichosis is an overgrowth of hair not localized to the androgen-dependent areas of the skin.[2]:769
Several circus side show performers in the 19th and early 20th centuries suffered from hypertrichosis. They were usually displayed as "freaks" and promoted as if they had distinct human and animal traits. Among the most well known of such performers were Stephan Bibrowski (billed as Lionel the Lion-Faced Man), and Fedor Jeftichew (known as Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy).[citation needed]
More extensive cases of hypertrichosis have been called werewolf syndrome [3]
[edit] Types
There are several general types of hypertrichosis[1]:651-653[2]:769-771:
- Generalized congenital hypertrichosis (Congenital hypertrichosis lanuginosa)
- Acquired generalized hypertrichosis (Acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa)
- Patterned acquired hypertrichosis
- Localized congenital hypertrichosis
- Localized acquired hypertrichosis
[edit] See also
- Dermatology
- Skin disease
- Skin lesion
- Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, a film in which one of the main characters suffers from hypertrichosis.
- Fedor Jeftichew
- Julia Pastrana
[edit] References
- ^ a b Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0071380760.
- ^ a b James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0721629210.
- ^ thehumanmarvels.com > WEREWOLF SYNDROME - Hypertrichosis Retrieved on may 16, 2009
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