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Hypertrichosis cubiti: disappearance of an hereditary trait with age Volume 7, numéro 4, June 1997

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Department of Dermatology, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova, viale Umberto I, n° 50, 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
  • Page(s) : 257-8
  • Année de parution : 2000

Hypertrichosis cubiti or hairy elbows is a rare form of localized increased hairiness described by Beighton in 1970 [1]. It is usually observed in children and is characterized by long, coarse hair involving the distal third of the upper arm and the proximal third of the forearm bilaterally. Apparently, a spontaneous resolution at puberty can be expected, but long-term follow-up of the cases reported in the literature is lacking. The [...]