MacDonald A, Holmes S. Acquired progressive kinking of hair affecting the scalp and eyelashes in an adult woman.
Clin Exp Dermatol 2011;
36:882-4. [PMID:
21623887 DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2230.2011.04107.x]
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Abstract
Acquired hair kinking of scalp hair in adults is an unusual, rarely reported phenomenon. There are several possible aetiologies, including drug-induced changes, diffuse partial woolly hair, and acquired progressive kinking of hair (APKH). We report a case of focal APKH occurring in an adult woman. This was associated with a previously unreported feature, that of eyelash involvement.
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