| pubmed-article:8161102 | pubmed:abstractText | INTRODUCTION: A new case of hairy elbows is reported. This localized hypertrichosis, which appears in the first months of life, deserves to be individualized. CASE-REPORT. A 10-year old girl presented with hairy elbows and short stature (-2.5 S.D.). Hypertrichosis and unexplained intrauterine growth retardation had been noticed at birth. CONCLUSION: Ten cases of hairy elbow have been reported since Beighton's case. Unexplained short stature (unrelated to any specific dysmorphic syndrome) was observed in 7 cases. Hairy elbows could be considered a mark of short stature, but this association might be overestimated owing to the very few published cases. | lld:pubmed |
