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Allergic contact dermatitis from temporary henna tattoo
Author(s) -
JOVANOVIC Dragan L.,
SLAVKOVICJOVANOVIC Maja R.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2008.00588.x
Subject(s) - lawsonia inermis , clearance , hypopigmentation , medicine , allergic contact dermatitis , dermatology , patch test , mordant , contact dermatitis , dyeing , lawsone , traditional medicine , allergy , chemistry , pathology , organic chemistry , immunology , urology
Temporary henna tattooing has been very popular during recent years. Henna ( Lawsonia inermis ) is a plant from the Lythraceae family. For henna tattooing, henna dye is used. It is a dark green powder, made from the leaves of the plant, used for hair dyeing and body tattooing. Very often, para‐phenylenediamine (PPD) is added to henna dye to make color blacker and to speed up dyeing. PPD may be a very potent contact sensitizer. We report a 9‐year‐old boy with allergic contact dermatitis due to temporary henna tattooing. Patch testing showed a positive reaction to PPD. After the treatment with topical corticosteroid and oral antihistamines, the lesion cleared with discrete residual hypopigmentation.