hypertrichosis lanuginosa congenita
MONDO:0016381Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names hypertrichosis lanuginosa congenita yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Hypertrichosis lanuginosa congenita is a rare congenital skin disease characterized by the presence of 3 to 5cm long lanugo-type hair on the entire body, with the exception of palms, soles, and mucous membranes.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0016381), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
7 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Abnormality of the dentitionHPOHP:0000164
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Delayed eruption of teethHPOHP:0000684
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Generalized hirsutismHPOHP:0002230
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Hearing impairmentHPOHP:0000365
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Thick eyebrowHPOHP:0000574
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abnormal skin pigmentationHPOHP:0001000
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Gingival overgrowthHPOHP:0000212
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Where it sits
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: hypertrichosis lanuginosa congenita
- Also called
- hypertrichosis universalis