Whisker Hair (Acquired Progressive Kinking of the Hair): An Indication for Finasteride 1 mg?

Acquired progressive kinking of the hair (APKH) and whisker hair are relatively rare conditions. To our knowledge, fewer than 25 cases have been reported in the English literature. We present the case of a 23-year-old man whose hair on the parietal and occipital areas changed and turned curlier and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bagazgoitia, Lorea, Aboín, Sonsoles
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4830168/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27127372
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7753.179391
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Sumario:Acquired progressive kinking of the hair (APKH) and whisker hair are relatively rare conditions. To our knowledge, fewer than 25 cases have been reported in the English literature. We present the case of a 23-year-old man whose hair on the parietal and occipital areas changed and turned curlier and shorter. Patients suffering from APKH have higher risk of developing androgenetic alopecia and therefore finasteride 1 mg daily is proposed as an adequate treatment for these patients.

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