Anterior cervical hypertrichosis

Anterior cervical hypertrichosis is a very rare form of primary localized hypertrichosis, and according to the literature, to date, only 40 patients with anterior cervical hypertrichosis have been reported1. It consists of a tuft of terminal hair on the anterior neck region just above the laryngeal prominence. The etiology is still uncertain.

In this case report, we present a 10-year-old girl who presented to our clinic with a complaint of excessive hair growth at anterior neck region since early childhood. Mother is not sure whether it was there since birth, but she complained that the hair tuft is more prominent since last 3 to 4 years duration. Past medical history was unremarkable. Although according to some literature, the etiology is uncertain in our patient, there is a very strong family history noted with a female predominance.

Based on the clinical presentation, we diagnosed this patient as anterior cervical hypertrichosis and screened for other possible abnormalities. But as in the majority (70%) of cases, this patient didn’t have any associated abnormality, and we were satisfied to name it as an isolated defect.