Hypersensitivity reactions due to black henna tattoos and their components: are the clinical pictures related to the immune pathomechanism?

Hypersensitivity reactions due to black henna tattoos and their components: are the clinical pictures related to the immune pathomechanism?

Abstract Hypersensitivity to para-phenylenediamine (PPD) and related compounds induced by temporary black henna tattoos has become a serious health problem worldwide. Different patterns of sensitization with various clinical aspects are described in literature due to PPD associated to henna tattoo a...

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Main Authors: Gianfranco Calogiuri, Elisabetta Di Leo, Lavjay Butani, Stefano Pizzimenti, Cristoforo Incorvaia, Luigi Macchia, Eustachio Nettis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Clinical and Molecular Allergy
Subjects:
Para-phenylenediamine
Henna tattoo
Black henna
Contact dermatitis
Allergy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12948-017-0063-6

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