Hair dyes and temporary tattoos are a real hazard for adolescents?
H Haluk Akar1, S Adatepe2, F Tahan3
1Erciyes University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Allergy, Kayseri, Turkey. himmetakar@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Temporary tattoos, especially those that contain black dyes, have become rampant among teenagers in recent years. Most of these tattoos, in addition to hair dyes include paraphenylenediamine (PPD). PPD is a well-known skin sensitizer, which causes allergic contact dermatitis. Allergic contact dermatitis skin lesions from PPD are mostly seen as erythema multiforme-like eruption, a bullous contact dermatitis or as an exudative erythema. Herein, we report on our finding on a 15 year-old adolescent female who had been unaware of being previously sensitized to PPD from a black henna tattoo, and angioedema-like reaction which occurred after her first exposure to hair dye.
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