Is patch testing for PPD routinely necessary in patients with reactions to henna tattoos?

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 238-

  Akhras, Victoria ^a   Ostlere, Lucy ^a  

^a KINGSTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Henna tattoos; Patch test; PPD

Indexed keywords

HENNA; PHENYLENEDIAMINE;

ALLERGENICITY; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATCH TEST; TATTOOING;

EID: 27144457666     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2005.0670e.x     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Ho S G Y, White I R, Rycroft R J G, Mcfadden J P. A new approach to patch testing patients with paraphenylenediamine allergy secondary to temporary black henna tattoos. Contact Dermatitis 2004: 51: 213-214.
2. Devos S A, Van der Valk P G M. The risk of active sensitisation to PPD. Contact Dermatitis 2001: 44: 273-275.