Sparse Body Hair: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Sparse Body Hair

Pure Hair-Nail Ectodermal Dysplasia

Affiliated tissues include skin, and related phenotypes are sparse body hair and nail dystrophy OMIM : 58 Some ectodermal dysplasias are here classified as congenital disorders [malacards.org]

Congenital onychodystrophy ; Hair-nail ectodermal dysplasia ; Nail dystrophy ; Onycholysis ; Pili torti ; Sparse body hair ; Temporal hypotrichosis Associated Genes KRT85 [mousephenotype.org]

Affected individuals tend to have sparse scalp and body hair (hypotrichosis). [icdlist.com]

Hypotrichosis 7

The locus for LAH2 (characterized by sparse or absent scalp, axillary and body hair, and sparse eyebrows and eyelashes) has been mapped to 3q27.3 and mutations in the lipase-H [orpha.net]

Affected individuals have sparse hair on the scalp, sparse-to-absent eyebrows and eyelashes, and sparse body hair. [medicaljournals.se]

Affected individuals have sparse or absent scalp, axillary and body hair and sparse eyebrows and eyelashes. [uniprot.org]

Klinefelter Syndrome

Some patients may exhibit all of the classic signs of this disorder, including gynecomastia, small testes, sparse body hair, tallness, and infertility, whereas others, because [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] facial and body hair, and gynecomastia Comments on Kline fel ter's syndrome What made you want to look up Kline fel ter's syndrome ? [merriam-webster.com]

[…] facial and body hair, and gynecomastia Comments on Klinefelter's syndrome What made you want to look up Klinefelter's syndrome? [merriam-webster.com]

XXXXY Syndrome

body hair, dry skin with abnormal healing of skin wounds. [jle.com]

Starting in adolescence, affected boys and men may have sparse body hair, and some experience breast enlargement (gynecomastia). [ghr.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] presented with facial features (epicanthus, hypertelorism, up-slanting palpebral fissures), microorchidism and features of chronic hypoandrogenism with muscular weakness, sparse [jle.com]

Primrose Syndrome

A mentally retarded, adult man was found to have joint contractures, sparse body hair, hearing loss, dysmorphic facial features, large calcified pinnae and a huge torus palatinus [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

body hair, tall stature, and intellectual disability. [orpha.net]

Additional features such as diabetes, sparse body hair, and muscle wasting become apparent in adulthood. [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

48,XXXY Syndrome

Starting in adolescence, affected boys and men may have sparse body hair, and some experience breast enlargement (gynecomastia). [malacards.org]

Chudley-Rozdilsky Syndrome

[…] height Small stature [ more ] 0004322 Skeletal muscle atrophy Muscle degeneration Muscle wasting [ more ] 0003202 Sparse body hair 0002231 30%-79% of people have these symptoms [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] sightedness Nearsightedness [ more ] 0000545 Ophthalmoparesis Weakness of muscles controlling eye movement 0000597 Ptosis Drooping upper eyelid 0000508 Short stature Decreased body [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Klinefelter Syndrome with XY/XXY Mosaic

Similar features include hypogonadism, sparse body hair, decreased libido, and infertility. [clinicaladvisor.com]

He was tall and thin with sparse body hairs and gave history of frequent nocturnal emissions. [e-ijd.org]

Males with Klinefelter syndrome typically have low testosterone levels, causing sparse body hair, decreased muscle mass, small testes and penis, feminized body habitus, and [clinicaladvisor.com]

Odonto-Onycho-Dermal Dysplasia

Hair changes included sparse scalp hair (48%), sparse body hair (41%), and brittle and lusterless hair (39%). [ejdv.eg.net]

[…] and thin eyebrow Thin, sparse eyebrows 0000535 Sparse body hair 0002231 Sparse scalp hair Scalp hair, thinning Sparse, thin scalp hair sparse-absent scalp hair [ more ] 0002209 [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Affected individuals tend to have sparse scalp and body hair (hypotrichosis). [icdlist.com]

Atrichia with Papular Lesions

A 9-year-old boy presented with sparse hair over his body and with a history of losing his hair soon after birth. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

An examination of the patient revealed very sparse hair over his scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes, and elsewhere on his body (Fig. 1). [mafiadoc.com]

A 28-year-old lady presented with complete loss of hair on the body. She had sparse hairs over the scalp at birth but gradually lost all of them [ Figure 1 ]. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia

Dry, wiry and brittle --Slow growing --Light in color --Progressive alopecia of the scalp hair --Sparse eyebrows and eyelashes --Sparse body hair including secondary sexual [dermatologyadvisor.com]

body hair Absent eyebrow Macular dystrophy Widely spaced teeth Macular degeneration Conjunctivitis Joint contracture of the hand Abnormality of retinal pigmentation Split [mendelian.co]

Thin body hair Fine scalp hair Thin scalp hair Sparse scalp hair (in some patients) Hairs can be painlessly plucked with little force. [nfed.org]

48,XXYY Syndrome

His physical examination revealed hypertelorism, increased thickness of neck, acne, sparse body hair, triangular pubic hair distribution, fifth digit clinodactyly, small testicles [novaresearch.unl.pt]

Similar features include hypogonadism, sparse body hair, decreased libido, and infertility. [clinicaladvisor.com]

The syndrome was initially thought to represent part of the Klinefelter spectrum as there are many physical similarities between the two: tall stature, sparse body hair, gynaecomastia [omicsonline.org]

Ectodermal Dysplasia

[…] ability to regulate temperature Sparse, thin hair on the scalp and body Ectodermal dysplasia is diagnosed by physical examination. [craniofacialcenter.ucsf.edu]

Inability to sweat because of abnormal or absent sweat glands, which affects the body's ability to regulate temperature. Sparse, thin hair on the scalp and body. [medigoo.com]

Signs of ED may include: Abnormal fingernails and toenails Abnormal or missing teeth Inability to sweat because of abnormal or absent sweat glands, which affects the body's [craniofacialcenter.ucsf.edu]

Autosomal Recessive Nail Dysplasia

Affected individuals tend to have sparse scalp and body hair ( hypotrichosis ). The hair is often light-colored, brittle, and slow-growing. [wikidoc.org]

Thin body hair Fine scalp hair Thin scalp hair Sparse scalp hair (in some patients) Hairs can be painlessly plucked with little force. [nfed.org]

Scalp hair was sparse, light colored, thin with complete absence of eyelashes and eyebrows and body hair. [e-ijd.org]

Hypogonadism

He is likely taller than 75% of his classmates, with long, thin limbs, sparse body hair, and weak skeletal muscles. This appearance is called a eunuchoid body type. [testocreams.com]

In pre-pubescent males without testosterone replacement, individuals have signs of eunuchoidism, sparse body hair, poor muscles development, and delayed epiphyseal closure [symptoma.com]

Decreased lean body mass, increased visceral fat, testicular atrophy, osteopenia, gynecomastia, and sparse body hair typically take months to years to develop. [msdmanuals.com]

Variants of Klinefelter Syndrome

The typical symptoms are a tall stature, narrow shoulders, broad hips, sparse body hair, gynecomastia, small testes, absent spermatogenesis, normal to moderately reduced Leydig [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] habitus; sparse body hair; gynecomastia; long, thin legs; hypergonadotropic hypogonadism; and small testes and penis. 48,XXXY variant: Patients typically have intellectual [medscape.com]

Affected patients are characterized by an increase of the body height of about 6.5 cm, narrow shoulders, broad hips, sparse body hair, gynecomastia, small testes, absent spermatogenesis [karger.com]

Ectodermal Dysplasia with Natal Teeth Type Turnpenny

Sparse body hair Acrofacial dysostosis, male patchy hair loss Christianson Fourie syndrome. Sparse scalp hair Addison’s Disease. [tihaf.wordpress.com]

Hair anomalies (sparse body and scalp hair) also reported. Inheritance is autosomal dominant. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hair anomalies (sparse body and scalp hair) were also reported. Inheritance is autosomal dominant.Visit the Orphanet disease page for more resources. [malacards.org]

Hypotrichosis 8

Affected individuals have sparse hair on the scalp, sparse-to-absent eyebrows and eyelashes, and sparse body hair. [medicaljournals.se]

The scalp hair is sparse to absent, eyebrows and eyelashes are normal or short and sparse, and the body hairs are normal or sparse. [nature.com]

Affected individuals often cannot grow hair longer than a few inches. The eyebrows, eyelashes, and other body hair may be sparse as well. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Trichoodontoonychial Dysplasia

body hair Associated Genes - Mouse Orthologs - Source ORPHA:1818 (names, synonyms, disease associated genes), Orphanet (disease classes), HGNC, Ensembl, MGI (gene symbols [mousephenotype.org]

Sparse body hair Acrofacial dysostosis, male patchy hair loss Christianson Fourie syndrome. Sparse scalp hair Addison’s Disease. [tihaf.wordpress.com]

hair since birth 0001006 Irregular hyperpigmentation of back 0007521 Lipoatrophy Loss of fat tissue in localized area 0100578 Sparse body hair 0002231 30%-79% of people have [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Odonto-Onycho-Hypohidrotic Dysplasia-Midline Scalp Defects Syndrome

body hair, tall stature, and intellectual disability. [mendelian.co]

[…] hypopigmented scalp hair, sparse body hair, scalp dermatitis, ankyloblepharon, syndactyly, nipple anomalies, cleft lip and/or palate; nails narrow and dystrophic, small stature [yumpu.com]

Scalp and body hair may be thin, sparse, and very light in color, even though beard growth in affected males may be normal. [en.wikipedia.org]

Orotic Aciduria Type 2

hair Deeply set eye Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism Sparse body hair Ankle clonus Mixed hearing impairment Anonychia Metatarsus adductus Bilateral cryptorchidism Melanocytic [mendelian.co]

body hair, tall stature, and intellectual disability. [mendelian.co]

[…] the mediastinum Arteritis Pulmonary lymphangiectasia Monocytosis Broad toe Prominent fingertip pads Chylothorax Abnormality of the spleen B-cell lymphoma Pulmonic stenosis Sparse [mendelian.co]

Hereditary Hypotrichosis Type Marie Unna

Symptoms - Juvenile macular degeneration and hypotrichosis * Hair loss * Peripheral retinal pigmentary changes * Macular degeneration * Short sparse hair * Reduced body hair [checkorphan.org]

Body, axillary, and pubic hair is sparse or absent as is beard hair in men and adolescent boys. No other ectodermal abnormalities are observed. [orpha.net]

A few sparse, fine, short hairs remain in some individuals. Body hair, beard, eyebrows, axillary hair, teeth, and nails develop normally. [diseaseinfosearch.org]

Odontomatosis - Aortae Esophagus Stenosis Syndrome

body hair Pulmonary carcinoid tumor Insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus Osteolytic defects of the phalanges of the hand Limitation of joint mobility Thin vermilion border [mendelian.co]

[…] skin Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the eyebrow Finger clinodactyly Premature ovarian insufficiency Abnormality of the intrahepatic bile duct Hyperglycemia Calf muscle hypertrophy Sparse [mendelian.co]

White forelock Spontaneous abortion Pili torti Abnormality of the cerebral vasculature Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin Hyperinsulinemia Hip dysplasia Thin skin Decreased body [mendelian.co]

Schöpf-Schulz-Passarge Syndrome

There was diffuse fine scaling over the scalp with sparseness of hair. The body hair and sweating were normal. Ophthalmologic examination did not reveal any abnormality. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Dermo-Odonto Dysplasia

body hair Sparse scalp hair Thin skin Toenail dysplasia Trichodysplasia Frequently present symptoms in 30-79% of the cases: Abnormal dermatoglyphics Abnormality of the eyelid [dovemed.com]

body hair 0002231 Sparse scalp hair Scalp hair, thinning Sparse, thin scalp hair sparse-absent scalp hair [ more ] 0002209 Thin skin 0000963 Toenail dysplasia Abnormal toenail [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] findings (Figure 1) –Dry, wiry and brittle –Slow growing –Light in color –Progressive alopecia of the scalp hair –Sparse eyebrows and eyelashes –Sparse body hair including [dermatologyadvisor.com]

Seres-Santamaria Arimany Muniz Syndrome

body hair 0002231 Sparse eyelashes Scant eyelashes Scanty eyelashes Thin eyelashes [ more ] 0000653 Supernumerary nipple Accessory nipple 0002558 Vaginal dryness 0031088 [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Palmoplantar keratoderma Thickening of palms and soles 0000982 Patchy alopecia Patchy baldness 0002232 Patent ductus arteriosus 0001643 Selective tooth agenesis 0001592 Sparse [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Ectodermal Dysplasia Type 5 Hair Nail

Affected individuals tend to have sparse scalp and body hair (hypotrichosis). [icdlist.com]

Affected individuals tend to have sparse scalp and body hair ( hypotrichosis ). [ghr.nlm.nih.gov]

Scalp hair was sparse, light colored, thin with complete absence of eyelashes and eyebrows and body hair. [e-ijd.org]

Coffin-Siris Syndrome 9

Extra Hair Growth: On the face and body, those with Coffin-Siris syndrome may have extra hair on the face and other parts of the body. [verywellhealth.com]

Affected individuals can have excess hair on other parts of the face and body (hirsutism), but scalp hair is often sparse. [medlineplus.gov]

Sparse Scalp Hair: Another hallmark of the condition is sparser hair on the scalp. [verywellhealth.com]

Odontomicronychial Dysplasia

Affected individuals tend to have sparse scalp and body hair (hypotrichosis). [icdlist.com]

[…] dysplasia 0000968 Fingernail dysplasia Abnormal fingernail development 0100798 Microdontia Decreased width of tooth 0000691 Reduced number of teeth Decreased tooth count 0009804 Sparse [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Hereditary Hypotrichosis with Recurrent Skin Vesicles

A very rare inherited hair loss disorder with characteristics of sparse, fragile or absent hair on the scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes, axilla and rest of the body, associated [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A few sparse, fine, short hairs remain in some individuals. Body hair, beard, eyebrows, axillary hair, teeth, and nails develop normally. [diseaseinfosearch.org]

[…] loss disorder described in a family and characterized by sparse, fragile or absent hair on the scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes, axillae and rest of the body, associated with vesicle [orpha.net]