Hypertrichosis Research Papers
Hypertrichosis
Hypertrichosis, also known as the “Werewolf Disease” is an excessive growth of body hair above the standard for age, race, and sex of an individual. For hundreds of years, societies have had a certain fascination with the peculiar and the uncertain. Persons with this disease used to be so dramatized and romanticized that they became crowd-drawing money-makers in the 19th century. Most popular, Fedor Jeftichew, aka Jojo the Dog-faced boy, was revealed by PT Barnum in the US in the 1800’s. These certain individuals have been called dog-men, hair-men, human Skye terriers, ape-men, and werewolves.
There are different variations and severity of Hypertrichosis, such as Congenital Hypertrichosis Lanuginosa. This is an extremely rare syndrome with only about 50 reported worldwide cases since the Middle Ages. This condition is distinguished as excessive growth of hair on a child at birth. Most of the body is covered with lanugo hair, which is a pigmented, fine, soft, and silky hair that covers the fetus. It is usually shed at about eight months of gestation and it is replaced with fine vellus …show more content…
This type includes all over body hair growth, but the hair is fully pigmented terminal hair and the condition is always linked with Gingival Hyperplasia (teeth defects). Naevoid Hypertrichosis is also another variation. It is an unusual form where a isolated circumscribed area of terminal hair growth occurs. It’s typically not associated with any other diseases, except is it appears as a ‘faun-tail” on the lower back. If so, it may indicate underlying Spina Bifida. Naevoid Hypertrichosis can appear at birth or occur later in life. Acquired Hypertrichosis is described as an excess hair growth that appears after birth. The hair is usually unpigmented vellus hair or may involve pigmented terminal hair. The body hair may appear in a certain area or cover all the hair-bearing areas on the
Hypertrichosis, also known as the “Werewolf Disease” is an excessive growth of body hair above the standard for age, race, and sex of an individual. For hundreds of years, societies have had a certain fascination with the peculiar and the uncertain. Persons with this disease used to be so dramatized and romanticized that they became crowd-drawing money-makers in the 19th century. Most popular, Fedor Jeftichew, aka Jojo the Dog-faced boy, was revealed by PT Barnum in the US in the 1800’s. These certain individuals have been called dog-men, hair-men, human Skye terriers, ape-men, and werewolves.
There are different variations and severity of Hypertrichosis, such as Congenital Hypertrichosis Lanuginosa. This is an extremely rare syndrome with only about 50 reported worldwide cases since the Middle Ages. This condition is distinguished as excessive growth of hair on a child at birth. Most of the body is covered with lanugo hair, which is a pigmented, fine, soft, and silky hair that covers the fetus. It is usually shed at about eight months of gestation and it is replaced with fine vellus …show more content…
This type includes all over body hair growth, but the hair is fully pigmented terminal hair and the condition is always linked with Gingival Hyperplasia (teeth defects). Naevoid Hypertrichosis is also another variation. It is an unusual form where a isolated circumscribed area of terminal hair growth occurs. It’s typically not associated with any other diseases, except is it appears as a ‘faun-tail” on the lower back. If so, it may indicate underlying Spina Bifida. Naevoid Hypertrichosis can appear at birth or occur later in life. Acquired Hypertrichosis is described as an excess hair growth that appears after birth. The hair is usually unpigmented vellus hair or may involve pigmented terminal hair. The body hair may appear in a certain area or cover all the hair-bearing areas on the