Are henna tattoos harmless? Report of clinical cases
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[Allergic contact dermatitis to temporary henna tattoos].
INTRODUCTION In the last years there have been increasing reports of adverse cutaneous reactions to temporary black henna tattoos. Black henna does not exist naturally, it is obtained from original henna after the addition of other compounds, among them paraphenylenediamine (PPD), that darken it and facilitate the process of tattoing. Paraphenylenediamine is an aromatic compound that presents c...
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Temporary 'black henna' tattoos, an increasingly popular body decoration in pediatric population, are associated with a growing incidence of adverse events. Black henna does not exist naturally, it is obtained from original henna after the addition of other compounds, among them paraphenilendiamine (PPD), which serves to darken the tattoo and allows greater precision to the design. PPD is known...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2319-7250
DOI: 10.4103/ijpd.ijpd_51_19