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Hypertrichosis cubiti (also known as "hairy elbow syndrome") is a
cutaneous condition A skin condition, also known as cutaneous condition, is any medical condition that affects the integumentary system—the organ system that encloses the body and includes skin, nails, and related muscle and glands. The major function of this sys ...
characterized by multiple terminal hairs on both elbows in children.


Signs and symptoms

Hypertrichosis cubiti is characterized by an unusually high concentration of long hairs that are concentrated mostly in the elbow area on the extensor surfaces of the upper extremities.
Hypertrichosis Hypertrichosis (sometimes known as werewolf syndrome) is an abnormal amount of hair growth over the body. The two distinct types of hypertrichosis are generalized hypertrichosis, which occurs over the entire body, and localized hypertrichosis, w ...
is not always visible at birth; it typically manifests in early infancy, peaks between the ages of 5 and 6, then gradually declines and eventually goes away during puberty.


Causes

Several inheritance patterns with varying penetrance and expressivity have been proposed, such as a familial pattern with either an autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive inheritance. Primary nevoid hypertrichosis and somatic hypertrichosis mosaicism are two other possibilities. There have been some speculative connections made to disorders including the Floating-Harbor syndrome, Wiedemann-Steiner syndrome, and Weill-Marchesani syndrome.


Treatment

For children with sporadic hypertrichosis cubiti, parents should be reassured and given guidance on hair removal or bleaching. Care should be used while discussing hair removal methods in order to reduce discomfort and expense.


See also

* Hook nail *
List of cutaneous conditions Many skin conditions affect the human integumentary system—the organ system covering the entire surface of the Human body, body and composed of Human skin, skin, hair, Nail (anatomy), nails, and related muscle and glands. The major function o ...


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