Acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa.
Acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa occurred in a man with lung cancer. Fine lanugo-like hair covered his face, trunk, and extremities, and there were marked pigmentation of oral mucous membrane and a painful red tongue. Our study revealed a high concentration of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in the serum of the patient. We considered that CEA might be an important etiological factor of this disease.
D000368:Aged; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D006983:Hypertrichosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male
D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen