Hypertrichosis, also known as Werewolf Syndrome, is a condition characterized by abnormal hair growth across the body. The condition can be congenital, where hair growth starts at birth and persists throughout life, often resulting in long, thick hair covering the face and body.
Congenital hypertrichosis terminalis: Abnormal hair growth begins at birth and continues throughout a person’s life. Hair, usually long and thick, covers the person’s face and body.
Hirsutism: This form of hypertrichosis is limited to women. It results in dark, thick hair growing in places women normally don’t have hair, such as their face, chest, and back.
Main topic
Treatment
no cure
short term methods include hair removal
Symptoms
extensive hair growth
lanugo: very soft, fine hair, like that of baby
terminal: long thick dark hair
cause
reactivation of genes that caused extensive hair growth in early man that "shut down" during the course of evalution.