Acquired trichomegaly and hypertrichosis in metastatic adenocarcinoma

Summary We report the case of a non‐HIV patient suffering from a metastatic renal adenocarcinoma who developed trichomegaly 3 months before death. The patient also developed generalized hypertrichosis of the terminal hair, a feature that has been previously described in malnutrition. Other cases of...

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Published in:Clinical and experimental dermatology 1995-05, Vol.20 (3), p.237-239
Main Authors: VELEZ, A, KINDELAN, J. M, GARCIA-HEROLA, A, CARCIA-LAZARO, M, SANCHEZ-GUIJO, P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma - complications
Adenocarcinoma - secondary
Biological and medical sciences
Dermatology
Hair and nails disorders
Hair Diseases - etiology
Humans
Hypertrichosis - etiology
Kidney Neoplasms - complications
Lymphatic Metastasis
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nutrition Disorders - complications
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Summary:Summary We report the case of a non‐HIV patient suffering from a metastatic renal adenocarcinoma who developed trichomegaly 3 months before death. The patient also developed generalized hypertrichosis of the terminal hair, a feature that has been previously described in malnutrition. Other cases of hypertrichosis, including ectopic hormone production, were excluded and the differential diagnosis with paraneoplastic acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa is discussed. Although trichomegaly is usually considered as a cutaneous marker of AIDS, we suggest that both trichomegaly and hypertrichosis of the terminal hair were secondary to malnutrition.
ISSN:0307-6938
1365-2230
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2230.1995.tb01310.x