Congenital Generalized Hypertrichosis Terminalis

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Hypertrichosis is a skin condition in which the patient would be with excessive hair in any part of the body. This is something which can be seen in both men and women. But patients with Generalized Hypertrichosis, will be with excessive hair all over their body. The only regions where there won’t be hair would be the palms of hands, and soles of feet of the patient. It’s believed that, genetics has something to do with this disorder, and hence your parents and grand parents might be the reason why you are with the disorder. Similarly your children may also develop the disorder if you have been a victim of the disorder. But this is a disorder which is very rare all over the world. But still, there will be people who will be looking for a way to treat the disease and get rid of it.

Patients who are suffering from this disorder should be first of all looking to educate themselves regarding the disorder and its causes and remedies. Some babies are born with this disorder, and unlike the rest these infants would be hairy. The unusual hair seen over the body is called lanugo. But generally, lanugo falls from the body, once the kid grows, and becomes an adult. This is something which happens in most of the cases. But something different can also occur.

Even if the lanugo falls from the body, there will be patched over those places. There are a lot of causes which have been already studied by researchers who have been studying the disease. One among them is the prolonged usage of corticosteroids. It’s a product that might be there in products that you might be using. Anyways, it can cause hypertrichosis as a side effect in people who are using it. So, it’s better to stay away from such products.

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