X-linked congenital generalized hypertrichosis
Synonyms: Congenital generalized hypertrichosis, Macias-Flores type | Macias Flores-Garcia Cruz-Rivera syndrome
X-linked congenital generalized hypertrichosis is an extremely rare type of hypertrichosis lanuginosa congenita a congenital skin disease which is characterized by hair overgrowth on the entire body in males and mild and asymmetric hair overgrowth in females. It is associated with a mild facial dysmorphism (anterverted nostrils moderate prognathism) and in a kindred it was also associated with dental anomalies and deafness.
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