Werwolf syndrome: unusual hair growth met with newborns!

In several European countries, especially in Spain and Croatia, there are alarming reports of newborns with strong hair growth, an appearance that is medically known as hypertrichosis and is colloquially referred to as "werewolf syndrome". A worrying increase of at least 17 cases was found in which babies developed an extremely many hair within a very short time on the face, back and other parts of the body. According to Kosmo , one parent accelerated the situation by using Minoxidil, a remedy for hair that he used during pregnancy.

A particularly shocking incident comes from Granada, where Ángela Selles reported on her six -month -old son Uriel, who had hair outgrowth everywhere, even on his eyebrows. These inexplicable symptoms led to great concern among the parents concerned, who often did not know how to deal with the situation. Health authorities identified the frequent use of minoxidil as the main cause of these developments. How the pharmaceutical newspaper explains , the connection between the application of the drug by the parents and the excessive hair growth of the newborn was cleared according to the examinations of the experts.

EU takes measures

In total, ten similar cases are documented in various European countries that are due to the use of minoxidil by the parents. In response to these worrying cases, the European Union has decided that products with minoxidil will bear warnings in the future. These warnings are intended to protect against the risks for infants and underline the need for a responsible handling of such products near newborns. The situation shows how important education and security are to ensure the health of babies and prevent future incidents of this kind.