Objectives
The occurrence of hairs in the oral cavity is an exceedingly rare event, with unknown
etiology. A literature review found only 5 cases, most of which described a single
hair localized in various sites of the oral cavity. The aim of the present article
is to report a follow-up presentation of a rare case of oral hirsutism detected in
a young woman.
Case Presentation
A 25-year-old woman with previously diagnosed polycystic ovary syndrome returned to
our attention 6 years after the first intervention, complaining of the presence of
oral hairs. Extraoral facial examination revealed the presence of exuberant hair on
the chin and neck regions. Intraoral examination showed some brown hair, similar to
eyelashes, which were removed and the underlying tissue histologically analyzed. One
year later, the patient came back with even more widespread presence of oral hairs
distributed on the gingivae of both arches.
Conclusions
The occurrence of hairs in the oral cavity is an extremely rare finding. The etiology
is still unknown; however, an investigation of systemic health is always desirable
because more complex medical conditions may be present and not recognized.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: August 14, 2019
Accepted:
August 3,
2019
Received in revised form:
July 31,
2019
Received:
June 28,
2019
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