Sparse to No Axillary Hair: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Sparse to No Axillary Hair

Body hair may also be sparse with variable involvement of the eyebrows, eyelashes, and pubic and axillary hair. There are no anomalies of the skin, nails or teeth. [orpha.net]

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

Affected individuals have sparse or absent scalp, axillary and body hair and sparse eyebrows and eyelashes. {ECO:0000269 PubMed:17095700, ECO:0000269 PubMed:19167195}. [genecards.org]

Hidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia

absent eyebrows short, thin, sparse, pale scalp hair short, sparse eyelashes sparse axillary and pubic hair Clinical features from OMIM: 601375 Human phenotypes related [malacards.org]

Generalized hyperpigmentation 0007440 Hyperconvex nail Nail overcurvature 0001795 Irregular hyperpigmentation 0007400 Onycholysis Detachment of nail 0001806 Sparse axillary [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Palmar hyperkeratosis Absent axillary hair Clubbing of toes Abnormal nasolacrimal system morphology Hyperconvex nail Slow-growing hair Sparse pubic hair Brittle hair Clubbing [mendelian.co]

Atrichia with Papular Lesions

Eyebrow, eyelash, and body hair may also be sparse or absent; patients may have a few pubic and axillary hairs. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A one-and-a-half-month-old male baby was brought by his maternal grandmother with complaints of frontoparietal scalp hair recession, sparse eyelashes and eyebrows [Figure [idoj.in]

Examination of the fifteen individuals alive revealed absent hair from the scalp and eyebrows, absent pubic and axillary hair, and sparse eyelashes on the upper eyelid in [cags.org.ae]

Odonto-Onycho Dysplasia with Alopecia

thin, brittle, slow-growing scalp hair, fair and sparse eyebrows and eyelashes, absent axillary and pubic hair, fragile and brittle fingernails, thick and brittle toenails [orpha.net]

[…] dysplasia-alopecia syndrome Disease definition Odonto-onycho dysplasia-alopecia syndrome is a rare, genetic ectodermal dysplasia syndrome characterized by almost total alopecia with only sparse [orpha.net]

Trichodysplasia - Xeroderma Syndrome

hair, sparse axillary and pubic hair, sparse or absent eyelashes and eyebrows and dry skin. [rarediseases.oscar.ncsu.edu]

[…] shaft anomaly characterized by sparse, coarse, brittle, excessively dry and slow-growing scalp hair, sparse axillary and pubic hair, sparse or absent eyelashes and eyebrows [orpha.net]

33 HP:0002217 13 sparse eyebrow 60 Very frequent (99-80%) 14 sparse eyelashes 33 HP:0000653 15 sparse pubic hair 33 HP:0002225 16 sparse axillary hair 33 HP:0002215 17 dry [malacards.org]

Meier-Gorlin Syndrome

Both males and females with this condition can have sparse or absent axillary hair. Meier-Gorlin is an autosomal recessive inherited metabolic disorder. [cags.org.ae]

Both males and females with this condition can have sparse or absent underarm (axillary) hair. [encyclopedia.pub]

Seckel-Like Syndrome Type Buebel

Sparse or absent axillary hair was reported in nine post-pubertal individuals (75%; three males, six females; seven with mutations in all five genes, one with one mutation [nature.com]

Hypotrichosis 8

Sparse axillary hair MedGen UID: 348975 • Concept ID: C1858574 • Finding Reduced number or density of axillary hair. Etiology Br J Dermatol 2017 Jan;176(1):138-144. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Eyebrows, eyelashes, axillary hair, pubic hair and body hair were sparse-to-absent in the affected individuals (Fig. 2). [medicaljournals.se]

A few sparse, ﬁne, short scalp's hairs remain in some individuals. [e-ijd.org]

Hereditary Hypotrichosis with Recurrent Skin Vesicles

Sparse axillary hair MedGen UID: 348975 • Concept ID: C1858574 • Finding Reduced number or density of axillary hair. [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]

Sparse scalp hair MedGen UID: 346499 • Concept ID: C1857042 • Finding Decreased number of head hairs per unit area. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hereditary Hypotrichosis Type Marie Unna

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

Body, axillary, and pubic hair is sparse or absent as is beard hair in men and adolescent boys. [malacards.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]

Deoxyribose-5-Phosphate Aldolase Deficiency

[…] scalp hair, Fair hair, Absent eyebrow, Sparse axillary hair, Sparse eyelashes, Short eyela... [mousephenotype.org]

Syndrome 3 Uncombable hair, Curly hair, Pili canaliculi OMIM:617252 Hypotrichosis 8 Sparse scalp hair, Woolly hair, Fair hair, Sparse hair, Sparse axillary hair, Sparse eyelashes [mousephenotype.org]

[…] exercise, Hyperphosphatemia, Hyperkalemia ORPHA:423 Juvenile Arthritis Thrombocytosis, Leukocytosis OMIM:618795 Ectodermal Dysplasia, Hidrotic, Christianson-Fourie Type Sparse [mousephenotype.org]

Variants of Klinefelter Syndrome

The finding of sparse facial and axillary hair, even though could be familial, is a typical symptom of hypogonadism. [scienceopen.com]

On physical examination, the facial (Fig. 1A) and axillary hair (Fig. 1B) were sparse whereas other body hair was in normal density. [scienceopen.com]

Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism Type 21

On physical examination, there were sparse facial, axillary and pubic hairs, bilateral gynaecomastia, stretch penile length of 5 cm and bilateral testicular volume of 10 mL [casereports.bmj.com]

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]

[…] and pubic hairs. [casereports.bmj.com]

Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism Type 18

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]

[…] and pubic hairs. [casereports.bmj.com]

Oculotrichodysplasia

[…] lateral eyebrow 32 HP:0005338 9 sparse eyelashes 32 HP:0000653 10 sparse pubic hair 32 HP:0002225 11 fragile nails 32 HP:0001808 12 sparse axillary hair 32 HP:0002215 13 [malacards.org]

the nails (fragile and brittle, onychodysplasia), the hair (trichodysplasia, sparse scalp, axillary and pubic hair, generalized hypotrichosis), and the skin (dry, scaling [accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com]

[…] pubic hair Hypoplasia of the thymus Depressed nasal tip Rectovaginal fistula Sparse axillary hair Bilateral cleft lip Bladder diverticulum Transposition of the great arteries [mendelian.co]

Isolated Congenital Breast Hypoplasia or Aplasia

Cutaneous manifestations include aplasia cutis congenita of the scalp, protuberant cupped or folded external ears, and sparse axillary hair. [aibolita.com]

axillary hair Sparse pubic hair Delayed puberty Infertility Osteoporosis Coma Decreased fertility Delayed skeletal maturation Short stature Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism [mendelian.co]

Male pseudohermaphroditism Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism Rare Symptoms - Less than 30% cases Ambiguous genitalia, male Subcutaneous calcification Absent axillary hair Absent [mendelian.co]

Becker Nevus Syndrome

axillary hair In most cases, Becker nevus syndrome is of sporadic occurrence. [news-medical.net]

[…] tibia Spinal disc herniation Asymmetric scapulae Other Features Adrenal hyperplasia Temporal region skin hypoplasia Lipodystrophy in one or a few areas Umbilical hernia Sparse [news-medical.net]

Ectrodactyly-Cleft Palate Syndrome

Lightly-pigmented, sparse, thick or thin, unruly hair Sparse pubic hair Sparse axillary hair (underarm) Sparse eyebrows Sparse eyelashes Nails Pitted nails (ice pick-like [nfed.org]

She had sparse, hypopigmented, blond hair [Figure - 2] and onychodystrophy of the great toe nail. [bioline.org.br]

[…] nasal tip Teeth Missing teeth (hypodontia) Pointed teeth Small teeth Skin Lightly pigmented skin Fair skin Thickening of outer-most layer of the epidermis (hyperkeratosis) Hair [nfed.org]

Salti-Salem Syndrome

Clinical description In addition to frontoparietal alopecia, the remaining scalp hair was also sparse, and axillary and pubic hair was absent. [orpha.net]

Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome

[…] pubic or axillary hair. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The physical examination revealed normal female external genitalia, normal breast development, sparse pubic hair and absence of axillary hair. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Karyotypic male individuals with CAIS have unambiguously female external genitalia, sparse or absent axillary and pubic hair, a blindly-ended vagina (which may be shortened [humpath.com]

Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism - Retinitis Pigmentosa

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 [msdmanuals.com]

[…] scalp hair and absent facial, axillary and pubic hair. [jpma.org.pk]

She had fine sparse hair on scalp with absent eye brows but had normal eye lashes. [jpma.org.pk]

Hypergonadotropic Hypogonadism - Partial Alopecia

[…] scalp hair and absent facial, axillary and pubic hair. [jpma.org.pk]

He had a male pattern hair distribution with sparse axillary and chest hair but normal pubic hair. Notably, he had no scalp hair loss. [edmcasereports.com]

She had fine sparse hair on scalp with absent eye brows but had normal eye lashes. [jpma.org.pk]

Ectodermal Dysplasia Type 5 Hair Nail

The pubic and axillary hair were sparse and other terminal hairs on the trunk and limbs were absent. [ijdvl.com]

Sparse fine vellus hair was noted over the eyebrow with generalized hypotrichosis. Short and sparse eyelashes were also noted. Axillary and pubic hair was not developed. [ijpd.in]

After puberty, male patterns of hair growth (e.g., moustache and beard) can be normal, while in other cases, facial and pubic hair growth may be sparse. [rarediseases.org]

Ectodermal Dysplasia with Natal Teeth Type Turnpenny

[…] nails Squamous cell carcinoma Clubbing of fingers Onycholysis Craniofacial hyperostosis Sparse axillary hair Fair hair Plantar hyperkeratosis Irregular hyperpigmentation [mendelian.co]

[…] pubic hair Absent pubic hair Palmar hyperkeratosis Absent axillary hair Clubbing of toes Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia Hyperconvex nail Slow-growing hair Thick nail Fragile [mendelian.co]

[…] palpebral fissures Epicanthus Depressed nasal bridge Aplasia of the sweat glands Hyperpigmentation of the skin Palmoplantar hyperkeratosis Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia Sparse [mendelian.co]

Adiposis Dolorosa

Sparse pubic and axillary hair have also been reported. [orpha.net]

axillary hair Limited armpit hair Little underarm hair [ more ] 0002215 Sparse pubic hair Decreased sexual hair 0002225 5%-29% of people have these symptoms Arthritis Joint [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] fat 0001513 Psychosis 0000709 Subcutaneous nodule Firm lump under the skin Growth of abnormal tissue under the skin [ more ] 0001482 30%-79% of people have these symptoms Sparse [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

46,XX Sex Reversal Type 1

On examination, he had bilateral gynecomastia, unilateral left cryptorchidism, absent facial hair, sparse axillary hair growth, and pubic hair distribution of feminine type [explore.openaire.eu]

Facial hair was absent, and axillary hair growth was sparse. [urologyannals.com]

Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism Type 7

Examination for other secondary sexual characters revealed the absence of axillary hair and presence of breast buds with slightly elevated papillae [Figure 6]. [ijdvl.com]

[…] and pubic hairs. [casereports.bmj.com]

Primary Male Hypogonadism

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]

As adults, affected patients have poor muscle development, a high-pitched voice, a small scrotum, decreased phallic and testicular growth, sparse pubic and axillary hair, [merckmanuals.com]

Ulnar Mammary Syndrome

[…] or absent axillary hair genital hypoplasia resulting in micropenis, cryptorchidism, and/or shawl scrotum in males defects of the endocrine system, teeth, and palate References [invitae.com]

[…] digits hypoplasia of the apocrine glands, mammary glands, the areola, or inverted nipples reduced or no ability to lactate and uterine defects in females delayed puberty sparse [invitae.com]

Adrenal Destruction

[…] pubic and axillary hair Hyponatremia or hyperkalemia [specialty.mims.com]

[…] pain Patient with underlying chronic adrenal insufficiency (AI) who presents in crisis may show common symptoms of adrenal insufficiency (AI) Hyperpigmentation Vitiligo Sparse [specialty.mims.com]