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Abnormality of hair growth

MedGen UID:
893150
•Concept ID:
C4073136
•
Finding
HPO: HP:0040170

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormality of hair growth

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The latest reports and treatment methods on polycystic ovary syndrome.
Stańczak NA, Grywalska E, Dudzińska E
Ann Med 2024 Dec;56(1):2357737. Epub 2024 Jul 4 doi: 10.1080/07853890.2024.2357737. PMID: 38965663Free PMC Article
Female Androgenetic Alopecia: An Update on Diagnosis and Management.
Starace M, Orlando G, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM
Am J Clin Dermatol 2020 Feb;21(1):69-84. doi: 10.1007/s40257-019-00479-x. PMID: 31677111
Hair Loss: Common Causes and Treatment.
Phillips TG, Slomiany WP, Allison R
Am Fam Physician 2017 Sep 15;96(6):371-378. PMID: 28925637

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The latest reports and treatment methods on polycystic ovary syndrome.
Stańczak NA, Grywalska E, Dudzińska E
Ann Med 2024 Dec;56(1):2357737. Epub 2024 Jul 4 doi: 10.1080/07853890.2024.2357737. PMID: 38965663Free PMC Article
Normal and Premature Adrenarche.
Rosenfield RL
Endocr Rev 2021 Nov 16;42(6):783-814. doi: 10.1210/endrev/bnab009. PMID: 33788946Free PMC Article
Hirsutism in Women.
Matheson E, Bain J
Am Fam Physician 2019 Aug 1;100(3):168-175. PMID: 31361105
Evaluation and Treatment of Hirsutism in Premenopausal Women: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline.
Martin KA, Anderson RR, Chang RJ, Ehrmann DA, Lobo RA, Murad MH, Pugeat MM, Rosenfield RL
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2018 Apr 1;103(4):1233-1257. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-00241. PMID: 29522147
Corticosteroids for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Matthews E, Brassington R, Kuntzer T, Jichi F, Manzur AY
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 May 5;2016(5):CD003725. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003725.pub4. PMID: 27149418Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Approach to Investigation of Hyperandrogenism in a Postmenopausal Woman.
Hirschberg AL
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2023 Apr 13;108(5):1243-1253. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgac673. PMID: 36409990Free PMC Article
Normal and Premature Adrenarche.
Rosenfield RL
Endocr Rev 2021 Nov 16;42(6):783-814. doi: 10.1210/endrev/bnab009. PMID: 33788946Free PMC Article
Female Androgenetic Alopecia: An Update on Diagnosis and Management.
Starace M, Orlando G, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM
Am J Clin Dermatol 2020 Feb;21(1):69-84. doi: 10.1007/s40257-019-00479-x. PMID: 31677111
Hirsutism in Women.
Matheson E, Bain J
Am Fam Physician 2019 Aug 1;100(3):168-175. PMID: 31361105
Hair Loss: Common Causes and Treatment.
Phillips TG, Slomiany WP, Allison R
Am Fam Physician 2017 Sep 15;96(6):371-378. PMID: 28925637

Therapy

Female Androgenetic Alopecia: An Update on Diagnosis and Management.
Starace M, Orlando G, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM
Am J Clin Dermatol 2020 Feb;21(1):69-84. doi: 10.1007/s40257-019-00479-x. PMID: 31677111
Hirsutism in Women.
Matheson E, Bain J
Am Fam Physician 2019 Aug 1;100(3):168-175. PMID: 31361105
Evaluation and Treatment of Hirsutism in Premenopausal Women: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline.
Martin KA, Anderson RR, Chang RJ, Ehrmann DA, Lobo RA, Murad MH, Pugeat MM, Rosenfield RL
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2018 Apr 1;103(4):1233-1257. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-00241. PMID: 29522147
Corticosteroids for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Matthews E, Brassington R, Kuntzer T, Jichi F, Manzur AY
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 May 5;2016(5):CD003725. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003725.pub4. PMID: 27149418Free PMC Article
Healthy hair: what is it?
Sinclair RD
J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc 2007 Dec;12(2):2-5. doi: 10.1038/sj.jidsymp.5650046. PMID: 18004288

Prognosis

The latest reports and treatment methods on polycystic ovary syndrome.
Stańczak NA, Grywalska E, Dudzińska E
Ann Med 2024 Dec;56(1):2357737. Epub 2024 Jul 4 doi: 10.1080/07853890.2024.2357737. PMID: 38965663Free PMC Article
Molecular and phenotypic spectrum of cardio-facio-cutaneous syndrome in Chinese patients.
Feng B, Li X, Zhang Q, Wang Y, Gu S, Yao RE, Li Z, Gao S, Chang G, Li Q, Li N, Fu L, Wang J, Wang X
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2023 Sep 11;18(1):284. doi: 10.1186/s13023-023-02878-0. PMID: 37697378Free PMC Article
Bloom syndrome patients and mice display accelerated epigenetic aging.
Lee J, Zhang J, Flanagan M, Martinez JA, Cunniff C, Kucine N, Lu AT, Haghani A, Gordevičius J, Horvath S, Chang VY
Aging Cell 2023 Oct;22(10):e13964. Epub 2023 Aug 18 doi: 10.1111/acel.13964. PMID: 37594403Free PMC Article
Cutaneous Manifestations of Mucopolysaccharidoses.
Tran MC, Lam JM
Pediatr Dermatol 2016 Nov;33(6):594-601. Epub 2016 Sep 7 doi: 10.1111/pde.12971. PMID: 27601403
Syndromic diarrhea/Tricho-hepato-enteric syndrome.
Fabre A, Martinez-Vinson C, Goulet O, Badens C
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2013 Jan 9;8:5. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-8-5. PMID: 23302111Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Hirsutism in Women.
Matheson E, Bain J
Am Fam Physician 2019 Aug 1;100(3):168-175. PMID: 31361105
Evaluation and Treatment of Hirsutism in Premenopausal Women: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline.
Martin KA, Anderson RR, Chang RJ, Ehrmann DA, Lobo RA, Murad MH, Pugeat MM, Rosenfield RL
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2018 Apr 1;103(4):1233-1257. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-00241. PMID: 29522147
Corticosteroids for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Matthews E, Brassington R, Kuntzer T, Jichi F, Manzur AY
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 May 5;2016(5):CD003725. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003725.pub4. PMID: 27149418Free PMC Article
Syndromic diarrhea/Tricho-hepato-enteric syndrome.
Fabre A, Martinez-Vinson C, Goulet O, Badens C
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2013 Jan 9;8:5. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-8-5. PMID: 23302111Free PMC Article
KBG syndrome.
Brancati F, Sarkozy A, Dallapiccola B
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2006 Dec 12;1:50. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-1-50. PMID: 17163996Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain, and pubertal timing in daughters: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.
Zhou J, Zhang F, Zhang S, Li P, Qin X, Yang M, Teng Y, Huang K
Obes Rev 2022 May;23(5):e13418. Epub 2022 Jan 11 doi: 10.1111/obr.13418. PMID: 35014751
Corticosteroids for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Matthews E, Brassington R, Kuntzer T, Jichi F, Manzur AY
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 May 5;2016(5):CD003725. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003725.pub4. PMID: 27149418Free PMC Article
Trichothiodystrophy: a systematic review of 112 published cases characterises a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations.
Faghri S, Tamura D, Kraemer KH, Digiovanna JJ
J Med Genet 2008 Oct;45(10):609-21. Epub 2008 Jun 25 doi: 10.1136/jmg.2008.058743. PMID: 18603627Free PMC Article
Scalp hair characteristics in the newborn infant.
Furdon SA, Clark DA
Adv Neonatal Care 2003 Dec;3(6):286-96. doi: 10.1016/j.adnc.2003.09.005. PMID: 14695500
Cyproterone acetate for hirsutism.
Van der Spuy ZM, le Roux PA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2003;2003(4):CD001125. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001125. PMID: 14583927Free PMC Article

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