Very strange disease - "hairy elbow syndrome"

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«hairy elbow syndrome" - a genetic disorder that causes hair growth is on the elbows. For most people, the disease is the end of puberty. And the only existing "treatment" - shaving elbows.

A real case of medical practice:

"A six year old boy admitted to the hospital for examination in connection with the growth of thin blond hair on both elbows. For the first time the growth of hair on his elbows he noticed when he was two years old, and since then the hair was longer and thicker. The boy has asthma, and he was under the supervision of a pediatrician. In the history of his family it was not unusual. The unusual hairiness symmetrically distributed on the extensor surfaces of the proximal and distal forearm of both departments of hands of the boy. The skin under the hair was not observed any abnormalities. The boy did not have hypertrichosis in other parts of the body, and the examination of the teeth, bones and nails also did not reveal anything unusual. There was observed no morphological changes. In addition, the growth of the boy matched his age. There were no violations of mental or physical disabilities. The number of blood cells, the general biochemistry, the level of sex hormones and a thyroid condition was normal. Radiological examination, spent on the parents' request, nothing found. The boy was diagnosed with a qubit hypertrichosis ("hairy elbow syndrome"), and was recommended to shave the elbows ».

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