Whereas all affected members of the family had dental problems, the unaffected members had perfect teeth. Julia Pastrana
Julia Pastrana (1834–1860) travelled throughout the United States in a freak show as the bearded lady, capturing the attention of many artists. She is portrayed as having dark extensive hairs distributed equally throughout the surface of her body, even on the palms of her hands. Originally, she was believed to have congenital hypertrichosis lanuginosa; however, the generalized form of the syndrome coupled with her gingival hyperplasia indicated that her condition was congenital terminal hypertrichosis. This was not confirmed until after her death, when it became clear that her X-linked syndrome resulted in terminal hairs. Supattra Sasupan
In 2011, Supattra Sasupan (Thai: สุพัตรา สะสุพันธ์; born August 5, 2000), an 11-year-old girl from Thailand with hypertrichosis was named the worlds hairiest girl by the Guinness Book of World Records (as Supatra Sasuphan). Etymology
Origin of the word hypertrichosis is in Greek roots (hyper-, ʽexcessʼ; trikhos, hair and -osis, ʽformationʼ) and means a disorder that causes excessive hair growth over the body. Medieval sources do not use this term, however prefer hairy men and women instead. These men and women are often mistaken for savages, who similarly have excessive hair, but hairy and savage individuals belong to different categories, since savagery is associated with social or religious isolation. Having exceptional strength, they are deemed closer to the animal than to the human plane.
It has been hypothesized that this could be due to facial hypertrichosis.Hypertrichosis (often mistakenly classified as hirsutism) is a well documented condition in horses with a hormonal disorder of the hypothalamus, called Cushings disease. It is the most common endocrine disease of the middle-aged to older horse, often resulting in fatal laminitis. It can be successfully controlled by medications if diagnosed early. See also
Jesús Aceves, the first person with hypertrichosis to perform in the UK in thirty years. Stephan Bibrowski (1890–1932), known as Lionel the Lion-faced Man. Krao Farini (1876–1926), known as The Missing Link. Fedor Jeftichew (1868–1904), known as Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy. Human Nature, a 2001 American-French film where one of the main characters has hypertrichosis. Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, a 2006 American film where one of the main characters has hypertrichosis. Milo, a 2012 (Netherlands) movie about a 10-year-old boy with hypersensitive skin. Moon of Desire, a 2014 Filipino TV drama with a girl that has hypertrichosis as the main protagonist. The True Adventures of Wolfboy, a 2019 Drama Movie about a 13-year-old boy that has hypertrichosis. References
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The Hairy Family of Burma