10 citations
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  November 1997   in “British Journal of Dermatology”    A 10-year-old boy had the earliest reported case of hair that became progressively kinkier but eventually returned to normal on its own.  
     
           6 citations
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  January 2016   in “International Journal of Trichology”    Taking 1 mg of finasteride daily could potentially treat rare hair conditions like Acquired Progressive Kinking of the Hair and whisker hair.  
     
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  October 2012   in “The Journal of Dermatology”    A Korean girl developed kinky hair without known cause or effective treatment.  
     
           March 2023   in “International Journal of Dermatology”    COVID-19 can cause hair to become progressively kinked.  
     
           May 2015   in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology”    A woman with Parry-Romberg syndrome developed new curly hair on one side of her scalp, a condition not previously linked to the syndrome.