TLDR A 1-year-old boy developed excessive hair growth from exposure to a hair growth treatment.
A 1-year-old boy with a family history of thyroid disease and alopecia areata developed generalized hypertrichosis due to secondary exposure to topical minoxidil. This case highlights an uncommon cause of hypertrichosis and underscores the importance of considering a broad differential diagnosis when encountering excessive hair growth. The authors report no conflicts of interest or funding sources for this work.
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