Acquired Progressive Kinking of Hair in a 13-year-old Adolescent.

Q2 Medicine

International Journal of Trichology Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-23 DOI:10.4103/ijt.ijt_128_23

Dominga Peirano Deck, Miquela Martínez Magallón, Marianne Kolbach Rengifo

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Abstract

Introduction: Acquired progressive kinking of the hair (APKH) is a rare condition in which the hair of the scalp changes in appearance. This disorder has been described infrequently over the years, so it is believed that it is being diagnosed late by physicians. We present a case of a patient with APKH.

Case: A 13-year-old woman consulted for 8 months of evolution of changes on the appearance of her hair, being darker, thicker, and more brittle than usual. The physical examination reveals the presence of thick short hair and isolated long dark hair in the coronal area. Trichoscopy showed periodic reductions on the diameter of the hair shaft and no areas of alopecia suggestive of APKH.

Discussion: APKH is an extremely rare condition in which hair of the scalp changes in appearance. It is very important to know the physical changes produced on the hair to avoid misdiagnosis. We report the case to make this pathology more widely known among professionals and encourage the reporting of this unusual disorder.

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13岁青少年获得性进行性头发打结。

简介：获得性进行性头发扭结（APKH）是一种罕见的情况下，头皮的头发在外观上的变化。多年来，这种疾病很少被描述，所以人们认为医生诊断得很晚。我们提出一例APKH患者。病例：一名13岁的女性咨询了8个月的头发外观变化演变，她的头发比平时更黑，更厚，更脆。体格检查显示冠状区有浓密的短发和孤立的长黑发。毛镜检查显示发干直径周期性减少，无提示APKH的脱发区域。讨论：APKH是一种极其罕见的情况，其中头皮的头发在外观上发生了变化。了解头发上产生的物理变化是非常重要的，以避免误诊。我们报告的情况下，使这种病理更广为人知的专业人士，并鼓励报告这种不寻常的疾病。

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International Journal of Trichology Medicine-Dermatology

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