Hair straightening and acute kidney injury: a case series from a medical toxicology service
This case series suggests an association between glyoxylic acid hair-straightening products and acute kidney injury, and a potential role for thiamine and pyridoxine in mitigating toxicity. Early intervention may reduce the extent of kidney damage.
Authors
- Miguel Glatstein
- Ayelet Rimon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9232-0754)
- Dennis Scolnik
- Christopher Hoyte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4301-3795)
- Orit Kliuk‐Ben Bassat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7932-1717)
- Julieta Weirthein
- Yuval Rabinovich
Institutions
- Hospital Authority (HK)
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (IL)
- Laniado Hospital (IL)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- Denver Health Medical Center (US)
- Washington Poison Center (US)
- SickKids Foundation (CA)
- Health and Hospital Corporation (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Toxicology
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2025.2541702
- Primary Topic
- Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00