"A 51-year-old woman presented with rapidly progressing hair growth on her face, neck, and upper body, findings consistent with acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa. PET-CT was performed, and a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma was made."
Lanugo is a fine hair normally present in the fetus and less commonly in the newborn (from the Latin lana = "wool"). It is rarely seen in adults; in this case it developed as a paraneoplastic phenomenon.
All respect, but covering her eyes won't stop me recognising her should we pass in the supermarket.
ReplyDeleteAnd as an aside, lanugo ! Would that reinforce the truth of evolution, in that baby monkeys are born with such, hence a link ? or does it lend colour to the theory that we as a species were transported here but with our RNA abilities modified (a'la the coleoids) so we shed our hirsuteness before birth, thereby forming a disguise for us from the skies ?