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Sacral hypertrichosis

MedGen UID:
870853
•Concept ID:
C4025313
•
Finding
HPO: HP:0004532

Definition

Excessive, increased hair growth located in the sacral region. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

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  • Sacral hypertrichosis

Conditions with this feature

Cervical hypertrichosis with underlying kyphoscoliosis
MedGen UID:
349343
•Concept ID:
C1861695
•
Disease or Syndrome
See: Condition Record
Cervical hypertrichosis with underlying kyphoscoliosis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Congenital Brain and Spinal Cord Malformations and Their Associated Cutaneous Markers.
Dias M, Partington M; SECTION ON NEUROLOGIC SURGERY
Pediatrics 2015 Oct;136(4):e1105-19. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-2854. PMID: 26416933

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Myelomeningocele associated with split cord malformation type I -three case reports-.
Higashida T, Sasano M, Sato H, Sekido K, Ito S
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2010;50(5):426-30. doi: 10.2176/nmc.50.426. PMID: 20505305
Occult spinal dysraphism.
Bajpai M, Kataria R, Gupta DK, Agarwala S
Indian J Pediatr 1997 Nov-Dec;64(6 Suppl):62-7. PMID: 11129883

Diagnosis

Congenital Brain and Spinal Cord Malformations and Their Associated Cutaneous Markers.
Dias M, Partington M; SECTION ON NEUROLOGIC SURGERY
Pediatrics 2015 Oct;136(4):e1105-19. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-2854. PMID: 26416933
Infected spinal dermal sinus tract with meningitis: a case report.
Wang YM, Chuang MJ, Cheng MH
Acta Neurol Taiwan 2011 Sep;20(3):188-91. PMID: 22009122
Occult spinal dysraphism.
Bajpai M, Kataria R, Gupta DK, Agarwala S
Indian J Pediatr 1997 Nov-Dec;64(6 Suppl):62-7. PMID: 11129883
Congenital lumbosacral lipomas presenting as a form of occult spinal dysraphism. A report of 9 surgically treated cases.
Colak A, Tahta K, Ozcan OE, Eryilmaz M
Zentralbl Neurochir 1992;53(1):15-9. PMID: 1595313
Faun tail (sacral hirsuties) and diastematomyelia.
THURSFIELD WR, ROSS AA
Br J Dermatol 1961 Aug-Sep;73:328-36. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1961.tb14457.x. PMID: 13776789

Prognosis

Myelomeningocele associated with split cord malformation type I -three case reports-.
Higashida T, Sasano M, Sato H, Sekido K, Ito S
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2010;50(5):426-30. doi: 10.2176/nmc.50.426. PMID: 20505305
Occult spinal dysraphism.
Bajpai M, Kataria R, Gupta DK, Agarwala S
Indian J Pediatr 1997 Nov-Dec;64(6 Suppl):62-7. PMID: 11129883

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