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| Year : 2011 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 118-120 |
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Bubble hair and other acquired hair shaft anomalies due to hot ironing on wet hair
AS Savitha, S Sacchidanand, TN Revathy
Departments of Dermatology, STD and Leprosy, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
A S Savitha
Department of Dermatology, STD and Leprosy, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Victoria Hospital, Fort, Bangalore - 560 002, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0974-7753.90832
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Bubble hair is an acquired hair shaft abnormality characterized by multiple airfilled spaces within the hair shaft. It is a result of thermal injury. We report a classic case of 22-year-old female who complained of dry brittle hair of two-week duration. Patient had used hot iron on wet hair twice to straighten hair. Hair microscopy was diagnostic and showed multiple air-filled spaces within the hair shaft. |
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