Acta Médica del Centro (Sep 2014)

Acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa localized paraneoplastic manifestation. Presentation of a patient

  • Leniel Alberto Manso Aguilera,
  • Marta María Pérez de Alejo Rodríguez,
  • Wilfredo Domínguez Antúnez

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 3
pp. 92 – 95

Abstract

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Acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa is a rare paraneoplastic manifestation is the formation of fine hair, long and non-pigmented lanugo type, which are mainly distributed on the face and affects the ears, nose and forehead and other parts can take the body as may be localized or generalized. A male patient aged 57 who developed localized hypertrichosis lanuginosa box diarrhea presenting as well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of the lung is presented.

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