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Image Number #4398 (Sacral hair tuft)

Diagnosis: Sacral hair tuft

Description: Localized hypertrichosis.

Morphology: Hair excess

Site: Sacrum

Sex: M

Age: 12

Type: Clinical

Submitted By: Nameer Al-Sudany

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Differential Diagnosis

History:

There are many causes of localized congenital hypertrichosis such as hypertrichosis cubiti (hairy elbows), congenital nevocytic nevi, anterior cervical hypertrichosis, and simple nevoid hypertrichosis. Localized hypertrichosis may be a sign of underlying spinal dysraphism when it occurs over the sacral midline. Fortunately, the presented case had no associated spina bifida. 

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