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Descriptor English: Hypertrichosis
Descriptor Spanish: Hipertricosis
Descriptor hipertricosis
Scope note: Crecimiento excesivo de vello en localizaciones inapropiadas, tales como extremidades, cabeza y espalda. Puede deberse a factores genéticos o adquiridos, y se trata de un proceso no andrógeno-dependiente. Este concepto no incluye al HIRSUTISMO, que es un excesivo crecimiento de pelo, andrógeno-dependiente, que afecta a MUJERES y NIÑOS:.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hipertricose
Descriptor French: Hypertrichose
Entry term(s): Hypertrichoses
Tree number(s): C17.800.329.875
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006983
Scope note: Excessive hair growth at inappropriate locations, such as on the extremities, the head, and the back. It is caused by genetic or acquired factors, and is an androgen-independent process. This concept does not include HIRSUTISM which is an androgen-dependent excess hair growth in WOMEN and CHILDREN.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Related: Hirsutism MeSH
DeCS ID: 7162
Unique ID: D006983
NLM Classification: WR 455
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2004/07/28
Hypertrichosis - Preferred
Concept UI M0010874
Scope note Excessive hair growth at inappropriate locations, such as on the extremities, the head, and the back. It is caused by genetic or acquired factors, and is an androgen-independent process. This concept does not include HIRSUTISM which is an androgen-dependent excess hair growth in WOMEN and CHILDREN.
Preferred term Hypertrichosis
Entry term(s) Hypertrichoses



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