Browse
Explore conditions, clinical trials, and the organisations running them.
Up to: Skin disorder
Acquired kinky hair syndrome
Acquired progressive kinking of the hair (APKH) is a rare hair disorder characterized by the appearance of lustreless, curly, frizzy, and coarse hair generally during adolescence predominantly in the frontal, temporal, and vertex regions of the scalp. Eyelashes, as well as growth and pigmentation of the hair, may also be affected.
This condition has no sub-types.