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    Glossary Lanugo

    fine, soft hair covering a fetus during gestation

    Lanugo is a fine, soft hair that covers the body of a fetus during development in the womb, typically appearing around the fourth or fifth month of gestation. It usually sheds before birth, but some newborns may still have traces of it, which typically fall off within a few weeks. Lanugo serves to help hold the vernix caseosa, a protective waxy coating, on the skin.

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    1. Acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa: Case report and review of the literature Journal of surgical oncology · 1998 · 38 citations
    2. The sequence of lanugo pattern development on the trunk wall in human fetuses Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine · 2017 · 7 citations
    3. Hypertrichosis lanuginosa acquisita associated with autoimmune hepatitis The Journal of Dermatology · 2006 · 4 citations
    4. Hypertrichosis lanuginosa acquisita following cytotoxic chemotherapy Clinical Oncology · 1992 · 4 citations
    5. Unleashing the Furry Beast: Exploring the Fascinating World of Hypertrichosis Lanuginosa International journal of physiology · 2023
    6. Hypertrichosis Lanuginosa Acquisita: When Hair Unravels the Unseen GE Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology · 2024
    7. A case of hypertrichosis lanuginosa acquisita as a sign of malignancy European Journal of Dermatology · 2017
    8. Combined Alopecia Areata and Acquired Hypertrichosis Lanuginosa in Celiac Disease- A Rarest Phenomenon American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research · 2025
    9. Acquired Hypertrichosis Lanuginosa: A Rare Cutaneous Paraneoplastic Syndrome Journal of clinical oncology · 2007 · 26 citations
    10. Dermatologic Signs in Patients with Eating Disorders American Journal of Clinical Dermatology · 2005 · 130 citations
    11. Normal Hair Growth in Children Pediatric Dermatology · 1987 · 57 citations
    12. Eating disorders and the skin Clinics in Dermatology · 2012 · 51 citations
    13. Skin signs in anorexia nervosa Dermato-endocrinology · 2009 · 48 citations
    14. Epimorphin expression during human foetal hair follicle development British Journal of Dermatology · 1999 · 15 citations
    15. TRICHOSTASIS SPINULOSA OR PINSELHAAR Archives of Dermatology · 1925 · 10 citations
    16. Diagnosis of common, benign neonatal dermatoses Clinics in Dermatology · 2003 · 7 citations
    17. Is there a role for dermatologists in eating disorders? Expert Review of Dermatology · 2007 · 5 citations
    18. TREATMENT FOR ULERYTHEMA OPHRYOGENES WITH HYDROCORTISONE OINTMENT Archives of Dermatology · 1955 · 4 citations
    19. Two Cases of Hypertrichosis Cubiti Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas · 2007 · 2 citations
    20. Human hair production by scalp samples grafted onto nude mice. Biochemical data on normal human hair and the genetic defect trichothiodystrophy Journal of Dermatological Science · 1994 · 2 citations
    21. Cutaneous Signs of Malnutrition Secondary to Eating Disorders Cutis · 2023 · 1 citations
    22. A matter of excessive hair growth Internal medicine journal · 2010 · 1 citations
    23. Skin Signs due to Starvation Springer eBooks · 2012
    24. The Nutrient–Skin Connection: Diagnosing Eating Disorders Through Dermatologic Signs Nutrients · 2024
    25. A rare clinical image of hypertrichosis (Werewolf syndrome) ˜The œPan African medical journal · 2022
    26. Describing the Hair and Related Abnormalities Journal of the Dermatology Nurses’ Association · 2012
    27. Effects of Fetal Exposure to Diazoxide in Man Archives of Disease in Childhood · 1972 · 42 citations
    28. [Hirsutism and hypertrichosis in adults: investigations and treatment]. PubMed · 2002 · 3 citations
    29. Animals in Dermatology 2024
    30. General Characteristics of Hair in Eating Disorders Springer eBooks · 2012