Kinky hair syndrome

Alternate Names : Steely hair disease, Menkes kinky hair syndrome, Kinky hair disease
Definition
Menkes syndrome is an inborn error of metabolism in which cells in the body cannot absorb enough copper.

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Steely hair disease; Menkes kinky hair syndrome; Kinky hair disease
Treatment:
Treatment usually only helps when started very early in the course of the disease. Injections of copper into a vein or under the skin have been used with mixed results.

Menkes' syndrome (Menkes' kinky hair syndrome) -- very rare
Wilson's copper storage disease (rare)
Greater-than-normal ceruloplasmin levels may indicate:
Pregnancy
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Kleine-Levin syndrome
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Klinefelter syndrome
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Excessive blow-drying
Dry air (environmental dryness)
Menkes kinky hair syndrome
Malnutrition (for example, kwashiorkor disease)
Underactive parathyroid (hypoparathyroidism)
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See also: Menkes Kinky Hair Syndrome, Cancer, Stroke, Menkes syndrome, Dystrophy