Kara A, Kanra G, Alanay Y
Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Pediatr Dermatol. 2001 Jan-Feb;18(1):57-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2001.018001057.x.
A 11-year-old boy with transient hypertrichosis following calcaneal osteotomy and cast application for 2 months is described. We postulate that hyperemia may be responsible for his hypertrichosis, which lasted 3 months and created a cosmetic problem.