Localized acquired hypertrichosis following cast application.
A 11-year-old boy with transient hypertrichosis following calcaneal osteotomy and cast application for 2 months is described. We postulate that hyperemia may be responsible for his hypertrichosis, which lasted 3 months and created a cosmetic problem.
Kara
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Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. akara@gen.hun.edu.tr
Kanra
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Alanay
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D002370:Casts, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006983:Hypertrichosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male