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11 citations,
February 1980 in “BMJ. British medical journal” Hirsutism is common body hair growth due to genetics and hormones, and while not a disease, it can be distressing; virilisation includes hirsutism with other male traits and needs medical attention.
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Lichen planopilaris and frontal fibrosing alopecia are likely the same disease with different clinical appearances.