Alon Bnaya, Nabil Abu-Amer, Pazit Beckerman, Alexander Volkov, Keren Cohen-Hagai, Meidad Greenberg, Sydney Ben-Chetrit, Kim Ben Tikva Kagan, Shira Goldman, Hadar Agmon Navarro, Marwan Abu Sneineh, Benaya Rozen-Zvi, Yael Borovitz, Ana Tobar, Noa Berar Yanay, Ray Biton, Avital Angel-Korman, Vladimir Rappoport, Adi Leiba, Younes Bathish, Evgeni Farber, Maital Kaidar-Ronat, Letizia Schreiber, Moshe Shashar, Raisa Kazarski, Gil Chernin, Eyal Itzkowitz, Jawad Atrash, Nomy Levin Iaina, Shai Efrati, Elad Nizri, Yael Lurie, Ofer Ben Itzhak, Suheir Assady, Yael Kenig-Kozlovsky, Linda Shavit
RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE: Keratin-based hair-straightening treatment is a popular hair-styling method. The majority of keratin-based hair-straightening products in Israel contain glycolic acid derivatives, which are considered safe when used topically. Systemic absorption of these products is possible, and anecdotal reports have described kidney toxicity associated with their use. We report a series of cases of severe acute kidney injury (AKI) following use of hair-straightening treatment in Israel during the past several years...
July 2023: American Journal of Kidney Diseases