Sparse Body Hair Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

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]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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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]

The presence of gynecomastia and other findings of eunuchoid body habitus and sparse body hair are variable. [ojrd.com]

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Morbid Obesity

He had gynecomastia, small testes and penis, very sparse body hair and his body mass index was 44.85. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Odonto-Onycho-Dermal Dysplasia

[…] 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]

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

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

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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]

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48,XXXY Syndrome

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

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

The presence of gynecomastia and other findings of eunuchoid body habitus and sparse body hair are variable. [ojrd.biomedcentral.com]

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Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome

body hair 0002231 5%-29% of people have these symptoms Cataract Clouding of the lens of the eye Cloudy lens [ more ] 0000518 Colon cancer 0003003 Decreased taste sensation [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Missing eyebrow [ more ] 0100840 Cachexia Wasting syndrome 0004326 Fatigue Tired Tiredness [ more ] 0012378 Lymphedema Swelling caused by excess lymph fluid under skin 0001004 Sparse [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

It is ideal for removing small areas of sparse hair of any color. [obgyn.ucla.edu]

Laser hair removal is a common, safe and effective cosmetic procedure that also is performed for removal of unwanted facial and body hair. [obgyn.ucla.edu]

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Polyps

Smynthurodes betae - Body and appendages sparsely hairy. ANT II much shorter than IV. Anus not displaced dorsally. [aphidsonworldsplants.info]

SIPH present ..... 7 2 Body and appendages densely clothed with fine hairs. ANT II elongate, longer than IV. Anus and anal plate displaced dorsally. [aphidsonworldsplants.info]

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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]

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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]

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Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism

The presence of gynecomastia and other findings of eunuchoid body habitus and sparse body hair are variable. [doi.org]

Others have sparse body hair, enlarged breasts, and wide hips. In almost all men the testicles remain small. In some men the penis does not reach adult size. [northshore.org]

They may have an eunuchoid habitus with long legs, sparse body hair, small testicles and penis, hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, and gynecomastia. [doi.org]

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Ichthyosis Vulgaris

Patient’s hair was dry, sparse and eyebrows were scanty ( Figure 1 ). There were no nail abnormalities. [omicsonline.org]

[…] and lower extremities of the body ( Figures 4 and 5 ). [omicsonline.org]

Cutaneous examination reveals dry scales covering the entire body surface including the face ( Figure 1 ), the body trunk ( Figure 2 ), the shoulder ( Figure 3 ) the upper [omicsonline.org]

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Hemochromatosis

Loss of libido, impotence, amenorrhea, testicular atrophy, and sparse body hair result from hypogonadism and impairment of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis by iron deposition [clinicaladvisor.com]

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Ectodermal Dysplasia

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

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

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

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Cervix Disorder

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Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism Type 18

body hair Male hypogonadism Generalized joint laxity Decreased serum testosterone level Breast hypoplasia Eunuchoid habitus Azoospermia Hypoplasia of the ovary Female hypogonadism [mendelian.co]

Systemic Features: Scalp alopecia and sparse body hair is common in spite of the trichomegaly of the eyebrows and eyelashes. [disorders.eyes.arizona.edu]

Such patients have poor muscle development, a high-pitched voice, inadequate phallic and testicular growth, a small scrotum, sparse pubic and axillary hair, and absent body [merckmanuals.com]

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Alopecia Areata

Hair loss may be patchy or sparse and may involve the rest of the body in addition to the scalp. [skinsight.com]

The immune system of the body mistakenly stops hair growth for unknown reasons. [skinsight.com]

Images of Alopecia Areata Overview Alopecia areata is an autoimmune condition resulting in hair loss. [skinsight.com]

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Demyelinating Disease

They have an eunuchoid habitus with long legs, sparse body hair, small testicles and penis, hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, and gynecomastia. [m.blog.naver.com]

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Carbuncle

This is characterised by slowing down of all the metabolic processes in the body. The skin becomes thick, coarse, dry and scaly, and hair is sparse. [system-sat.de]

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Carcinoma of the Male Breast

Affected Klinefelter's patients produce high levels of estrogen and develop enlarged breasts, sparse facial and body hair, small testes, and the inability to produce sperm [rxlist.com]

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Diffuse Palmoplantar Keratoderma

The diagnosis of Christ–Siemens–Touraine syndrome is mainly clinical, manifesting as absent or reduced sweating, sparse body hair, absent to abnormally shaped tooth along [idoj.in]

General body hair was also absent. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hair, nail and teeth abnormalities Hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia is an autosomal dominant keratoderma associated with very sparse or absent hair on the head, face and body [dermnetnz.org]

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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin

Women with moderate versus sparse hair density were more likely affected by BCC (IRR 2.29, 95 % CI 1.05, 5.00, P 0.038). [cancerindex.org]

Thus, our study suggests that in both men and women, a higher density of body hair may be associated with increased BCC and SCC risk. [cancerindex.org]

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Palmar Abscess

Her hair was sparse, fine, and lusterless, brittle along with alopecia; there was decreased body hair, and sparse or absent eyebrows and eyelashes. [mjdrdypu.org]

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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]

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Hallermann-Streiff Syndrome

body hair 0002231 30%-79% of people have these symptoms Abnormality of hair texture 0010719 Abnormality of the fontanelles or cranial sutures 0000235 Glossoptosis Retraction [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

body hair Frequently present symptoms in 30-79% of the cases: Glossoptosis Abnormality of hair texture Abnormality of the fontanelles or cranial sutures High, narrow palate [dovemed.com]

[…] or absent hair, thin skin, and short stature. [encyclopedia.com]

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Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy

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