Temporary henna tattoo is unsafe in atopic children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 469-471

  Corrente, Stefania ^a,b   Moschese, Viviana ^a   Chianca, Marco ^a   Graziani, Simona ^a   Iannini, Roberta ^a   La Rocca, Maria ^a   Chini, Loredana ^a  

^a TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Henna tattoos; PPD

Indexed keywords

DESLORATADINE; HENNA; HYDROCORTISONE; PHENYLENEDIAMINE; PIMECROLIMUS;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONTACT DERMATITIS; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LAWSONIA INERMIS; MALE; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TATTOO;

CHILD; COLORING AGENTS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; HUMANS; MALE; NAPHTHOQUINONES; TATTOOING;

EID: 33947306111     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00143.x     Document Type: Article

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