p-phenylenediamine in black henna tattoos: A practice in need of policy in children

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 790-792

  Jacob, Sharon E ^a   Zapolanski, Tamar ^b   Chayavichitsilp, Pamela ^b   Connelly, Elizabeth Alvarez ^b   Eichenfield, Lawrence F ^b  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; COSMETIC; HENNA; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LACTONE; PHENYLENEDIAMINE; SESQUITERPENE; SULFONAMIDE;

ALLERGIC REACTION; BLINDNESS; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; DEATH; ECZEMA; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LAW; NOTE; PACKAGING; PATCH TEST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN ALLERGY; TATTOO;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; NAPHTHOQUINONES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHENYLENEDIAMINES; POLICY MAKING; TATTOOING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 49249132779     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.162.8.790     Document Type: Note

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