Open AccessErythema multiforme following application of hair dye
Author(s) -
Sankha Koley,
Jyotirindranath Sarkar,
Sanjiv Choudhary,
Suparna Dhara,
M Choudhury
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.96209
Subject(s) - erythema multiforme , medicine , dermatology , mucocutaneous zone , allergic contact dermatitis , contact dermatitis , hair dyes , herpes simplex virus , erythema , virus , allergy , immunology , pathology , disease , dyeing , chemistry , organic chemistry
Erythema multiforme (EM) is an acute mucocutaneous hypersensitivity reaction with varying degrees of blistering and ulceration. Common causes of EM are herpes simplex virus infection, mycoplasma infection, drug hypersensitivity, vaccination and drug-virus interaction. EM induced by contact dermatitis is rare. Paraphenylene diamine, a common ingredient in many hair dyes, is well known to produce allergic contact dermatitis. We report a 35-year-old lady presenting with EM following severe contact dermatitis to hair dye. So far as we know, this is the first report from India describing EM following contact dermatitis.