title: Sporadic nonsyndromal anterior cervical hypertrichosis: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A 13-year-old girl presented with cosmetically disturbing excessive hair growth in the anterior cervical region that had been present since birth. An X-ray of the cervical and lumbosacral spine did not show any ossal changes. Based on the clinical findings, the diagnosis of anterior cervical hypertrichosis was made. We successfully treated the patient with an intense pulsed light source. Here, we briefly discuss and review the clinical presentation and causes of localized and generalized hypertrichosis as well as possible treatment modalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands. mheit@sder.azm.nl
authors.forename: Martijn V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Heitink
authors.forename: Patricia J F
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Quaedvlieg
authors.forename: Francoise J M A
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: van Neer
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Frank
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006983:Hypertrichosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009333:Neck