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Case Reports
. 1982 Dec;21(10):599-601.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1982.tb02043.x.

Acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa

W Sindhuphak, A Vibhagool
Case Reports

Acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa

W Sindhuphak et al. Int J Dermatol. 1982 Dec.

Abstract

A 32-year-old Thai woman developed acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa with generalized lanugo hair, deeply furrowed tongue, and keratosis pilaris. She had metastatic adenocarcinoma of the liver. A review of world literature reveals 24 cases of which 22 were associated with proven malignancies. Acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa is almost always a cutaneous sign of internal cancer.

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