Kinking hair, or acquired progressive kinking, is a
skin condition
A skin condition, also known as cutaneous condition, is any medical condition that affects the integumentary system—the organ system that encloses the body and includes skin, nails, and related muscle and glands. The major function of this s ...
primarily reposted in postpubescent males with
androgenetic alopecia
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, presenting with gradual curling and darkening of the frontal, temporal,
auricular, and vertex hairs which, under the microscope, show kinks and twists with or without longitudinal grooving.
[Freedberg, et al. (2003). ''Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine''. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. .][James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). ''Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology''. (10th ed.). Saunders. .]
See also
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List of cutaneous conditions
References
Conditions of the skin appendages
Human hair
Hair diseases
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