Alam S T, Rahman M M, Akhter S, Hossain M A, Islam K A
Department of Paediatrics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Mymensingh Med J. 2012 Jul;21(3):567-9.
Hypertrichosis is abnormal increase in body hair, when it becomes extensive known as Were Wolf Syndrome. Any part of body can be affected and body hairs are longer and darker. Hairs may be of any type like lanugo, vellous or terminal. It may be present since birth or may occur later in life. A 8 years old boy was admitted in our hospital with excess body hair, he was diagnosed as a case of Were Wolf syndrome after excluding possible acquired causes of hypertrichosis. He had history of delayed developmental milestone and has been suffering from epilepsy. He was treated with developmental stimulation and anti epileptic drug. Then he was discharged after proper counseling.
多毛症是指身体毛发异常增多，当毛发广泛分布时被称为狼人综合征。身体的任何部位都可能受到影响，身体毛发会更长、更黑。毛发可以是任何类型，如胎毛、毳毛或终毛。它可能在出生时就存在，也可能在以后的生活中出现。一名8岁男孩因身体毛发过多入住我院，在排除多毛症可能的后天性病因后，他被诊断为狼人综合征。他有发育里程碑延迟的病史，并且一直患有癫痫。他接受了发育刺激和抗癫痫药物治疗。然后在经过适当的咨询后出院。
