The World's Hairiest Person - Hypertrichosis

[postlink]https://med-mysteries.blogspot.com/2010/04/worlds-hairiest-person-hypertrichosis.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUCi84IbkQgendofvid [starttext] Hypertrichosis describes hair growth on the body in an amount considered abnormal; extensive cases of hypertrichosis have informally been called werewolf syndrome.There are two distinct types of hypertrichosis: generalized hypertrichosis, which occurs over the entire body, and localized hypertrichosis, which is restricted to a certain area. Hypertrichosis is either congenital (present at birth) or acquired later in life. The excess growth of hair occurs in areas of the skin with the exception of androgen-dependent hair of the pubic area, face, and axillary regions.

Several circus sideshow performers in the 19th and early 20th centuries, such as Julia Pastrana, suffered from hypertrichosis.They were usually displayed as "freaks" and promoted as having distinct human and animal traits
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