A kindred with congenital vellus hair cysts.
Vellus hair cysts were present from birth in two of four siblings and their mother. There has been no tendency for remission. This is the first report of vellus hair cysts appearing at birth, and the second report of a kindred in which there was apparent autosomal dominant inheritance. This disorder appears to represent a developmental anomaly of vellus hair follicles.
D002648:Child; D003560:Cysts / Q000151:congenital* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology