Congenital generalized terminal hypertrichosis with gingival hyperplasia

Pediatr Dermatol. 2002 Mar-Apr;19(2):114-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2002.00055.x.

Abstract

Congenital generalized terminal hypertrichosis is a rare disease, especially when associated with gingival hyperplasia. Congenital hypertrichosis can be a clinical feature of several syndromes, so these patients must be studied by a multidisciplinary team that should include a dermatologist, geneticist, psychologist, odontologist, and an endocrinologist. We report a 7-year-old girl with congenital generalized hypertrichosis and gingival hyperplasia, and analyze the clinical approach, differential diagnosis, and treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Female
  • Gingival Hyperplasia / complications
  • Gingival Hyperplasia / congenital*
  • Gingival Hyperplasia / surgery
  • Humans
  • Hypertrichosis / complications
  • Hypertrichosis / congenital*
  • Hypertrichosis / pathology