Dermatitis associated with henna tattoo: "Safe" alternative to permanent tattoos carries risk

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 63-65

  Blair, Jean ^a   Brodell, Robert T ^a,b,c   Nedorost, Susan T ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Northeastern Ohio Medical University   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HENNA; PREDNISONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; PATCH TEST; PRURITUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TATTOO; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4644370140     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2004.09.1590     Document Type: Article

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