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- Title
Localized acquired hypertrichosis following cast application.
- Authors
Rathi, Sanjay K.
- Abstract
The article reports that the acquired hypertrichosis can be localized by casting application site. It is stated that the increased hair growth localized only on the right forearm following a below-elbow plaster of Paris cast on right forearm for four weeks. It is indicated that the local increased blood flow around the fracture site and increased metabolism of surrounding soft tissue may be the possible reason for the localization.
- Subjects
HYPERTRICHOSIS; HAIR manifestations of general diseases; METABOLISM; CELL physiology; BLOOD flow
- Publication
Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology, 2007, Vol 73, Issue 5, p367
- ISSN
0378-6323
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/0378-6323.35755