Acquired hypertrichosis languiginosa. Report of two new cases and a review of the literature.
Hypertrichosis lanuginosa is a pathologic state characterized by an excessive, new growth of fine, fetal hair. Two cases of hypertrichosis languinosa with malignancy (lymphoma and uterine cancer) are presented and added to the 9 in the literature. Lymphoma and uterine cancer are previously unreported as associated with hypertrichosis osis lanuginosa. Review of the 11 cases of hypertrichosis lanuginosa revealed the following characteristics: females were predominant; none was below the 4th decade; all had advanced neoplastic disease; all malignancies except one were of epithelial origin; and there were no demonstrable endocrine abnormalities. Despite an attempt to find etiologic factors in our patients and in the literature, none could be elicited.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair; D006801:Humans; D006983:Hypertrichosis / Q000150:complications*; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000150:complications*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*