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Sensitization to Para‐Phenylenediamine from a Streetside Temporary Tattoo
Author(s) -
Marcoux Danielle,
CoutureTrudel PierreMarc,
RibouletDelmas Gisèle,
Sasseville Denis
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2002.00218.x
Subject(s) - hair dyes , medicine , dermatology , hyperpigmentation , scalp , sensitization , p phenylenediamine , surgery , chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , dyeing , immunology , composite material
“Temporary” henna tattoos (skin painting or pseudotattooing) are in vogue among American and European youngsters, particularly when vacationing. A 17‐year‐old girl presented with a severe contact dermatitis of her scalp and face after having dyed her hair with a permanent oxidative hair dye. She denied previous use of oxidative hair dye. Eight months earlier she had a “temporary” henna tattoo applied on her shoulder by a transient artist in downtown Montreal and developed an acute, erythematous, edematous eruption that resolved with residual, prolonged hyperpigmentation. As henna tattooing is a lengthy and tedious procedure, para‐phenylenediamine (PPD) may be added to the mixture to accelerate the process, to darken, and to give more precision to the design. This short‐lived fad can have longer‐term sequelae then expected, ranging from postinflammatory hyperpigmentation of the tattoo site to permanent sensitization to PPD and related compounds.