Paraneoplastic hypertrichosis lanuginosa acquisita

A man in his 70s consulted for the growth of fine long, white, fetus-like hair over his face that was noticed in the past one month [Figures 1-3]. A diagnosis of acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa was made. Computerized tomography scan and biopsy confirmed an advanced lung adenocarcinoma. The patien...

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Authors: Gómez Arias, P. (Pedro)|||/items/57384cec-fb42-4aa8-875b-c4eed356090d, Vélez, A. (Antonio)|||/items/14e4b784-db1b-4af8-a8d0-29cd1db6034b, Salido-Vallejo, R. (Rafael)|||/items/358e939a-9001-4a19-a55d-f8dc95c53c34
Format: article
Publication Date:2022
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/119016
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/119016
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Hypertrichosis
Lanuginosa
Adenocarcinoma
Biopsy
Palliative
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Summary:A man in his 70s consulted for the growth of fine long, white, fetus-like hair over his face that was noticed in the past one month [Figures 1-3]. A diagnosis of acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa was made. Computerized tomography scan and biopsy confirmed an advanced lung adenocarcinoma. The patient denied chemotherapy treatment and was referred to the palliative care unit, and he died five months after diagnosis. The skin condition showed no changes during follow-up.