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Postsurgical Transient Hypertrichosis Around Healing Wound After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report

Hypertrichosis is a condition characterized by the presence of an abnormal increase in the number of hairs and either occurs in a localized pattern or a generalized pattern. Localized hypertrichosis around a healing wound is an infrequent postsurgical complication. A 60-year-old Asian man came for a...

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Autores principales: Vathananai, Wipawan, Lekhavat, Chinmanat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10043694/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36998823
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijd.ijd_661_21
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description Hypertrichosis is a condition characterized by the presence of an abnormal increase in the number of hairs and either occurs in a localized pattern or a generalized pattern. Localized hypertrichosis around a healing wound is an infrequent postsurgical complication. A 60-year-old Asian man came for a consultation because of an increase in the amount of hair around his 2-month postsurgical wound of right knee arthroplasty. Neither history of topical medications nor systemic medications, which can cause hypertrichosis, were presented. A diagnosis of postsurgical hypertrichosis was made clinically without any laboratory investigations. The patient was reassured that the medication was not necessary and he was appointed for follow-ups. Within the next 4 months, the hypertrichosis resolved spontaneously without any treatment. The case demonstrates the correlation between wound healing and hair morphogenesis, especially as both processes involve some similar growth factors and signaling molecules. Further studies might lead to discovery and better management of hair disorders.
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spelling pubmed-100436942023-03-29 Postsurgical Transient Hypertrichosis Around Healing Wound After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report Vathananai, Wipawan Lekhavat, Chinmanat Indian J Dermatol Case Report Hypertrichosis is a condition characterized by the presence of an abnormal increase in the number of hairs and either occurs in a localized pattern or a generalized pattern. Localized hypertrichosis around a healing wound is an infrequent postsurgical complication. A 60-year-old Asian man came for a consultation because of an increase in the amount of hair around his 2-month postsurgical wound of right knee arthroplasty. Neither history of topical medications nor systemic medications, which can cause hypertrichosis, were presented. A diagnosis of postsurgical hypertrichosis was made clinically without any laboratory investigations. The patient was reassured that the medication was not necessary and he was appointed for follow-ups. Within the next 4 months, the hypertrichosis resolved spontaneously without any treatment. The case demonstrates the correlation between wound healing and hair morphogenesis, especially as both processes involve some similar growth factors and signaling molecules. Further studies might lead to discovery and better management of hair disorders. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC10043694/ /pubmed/36998823 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijd.ijd_661_21 Text en Copyright: © 2023 Indian Journal of Dermatology https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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title Postsurgical Transient Hypertrichosis Around Healing Wound After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report
title_full Postsurgical Transient Hypertrichosis Around Healing Wound After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report
title_fullStr Postsurgical Transient Hypertrichosis Around Healing Wound After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Postsurgical Transient Hypertrichosis Around Healing Wound After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report
title_short Postsurgical Transient Hypertrichosis Around Healing Wound After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report
title_sort postsurgical transient hypertrichosis around healing wound after total knee arthroplasty: a case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10043694/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36998823
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijd.ijd_661_21
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