Woman's Scalp Burns During Hair Straightening. Then Doctors Find Damaged Kidneys
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The study said the woman suffered recurrent episodes of acute kidney injury after visiting a salon.
A woman suffered kidney damage after undergoing hair-straightening treatment at a salon. The case has been published in The New England Journal of Medicine in which doctors have described what happened to the woman. Her identity has been kept secret in the study. One of the doctors who treated her said one of the products used for hair straightening likely caused organ injuries. The doctor also said that the 26-year-old woman visited the salon to receive the popular hair treatment in June 2020, April 2021 and July 2022.
The woman had no previous health issues, but after each visit, she experienced vomiting, diarrhoea, fever and back pain. She also reported burning sensation on her scalp during the treatment and developed ulcers on her head, the study said.
The doctors noticed kidney malfunction after finding raised levels of creatinine in her blood. She had blood in her urine after which the doctors asked the woman to undergo a CT scan, but it showed no other sign of infection and her kidneys too were not blocked.
