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Humans , Female , Child , Hypertrichosis/classification , Hypertrichosis/diagnosis , NeckABSTRACT
In order to develop standards for upper lip hair in adolescent girls, 4693 observations in 856 black and white subjects were made over 9 years. Up to 2 years after menarche, 90% of girls had no upper lip hair. More than 2 years after menarche, 48.8% of black girls and 9.0% of white girls had small amounts of upper lip hair. This may be more significant in adolescent girls than in older women.
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Black People/genetics , Hair/physiology , Hypertrichosis/epidemiology , Hypertrichosis/genetics , Lip , Puberty/physiology , White People/genetics , Adolescent , Child , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Hypertrichosis/classification , Ohio/epidemiology , Prevalence , Reference Values , Severity of Illness Index , Time FactorsABSTRACT
We evaluated the antihypertensive efficacy of "once-a-day" minoxidil, given in conjunction with a diuretic and sympatholytic, and the effect of this simple regimen on patient compliance. Twenty-one severely hypertensive patients and their existing antihypertensive regimens changed to a single daily dose of chlorthalidone (50-100mg) and either nadolol (160 mg) or reserpine (.25mg) for a 3-week period. After stabilization on these two drugs, a single daily dose of minoxidil (2.5 mg) was added to each patient's regimen. Doses were titrated as necessary to achieve diastolic blood pressures of <90 mmHg. After 3 and 6 months of maintenance therapy, blood pressures were measured 24 hours after the previous day's dosing to evaluate the persistence of the antihypertensive effect. Twenty-four-hour blood pressure control was achieved on 76 percent of these occasions, and on at least one occasion in 90 percent of the patients. In addition, compliance was excellent (AU)