Acquired leucoderma after henna tattoo in an Indian girl

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 582-583

  Mendiratta, V ^a  

^a LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HENNA; MOMETASONE FUROATE; PHENYLENEDIAMINE;

CASE REPORT; CHILD; DEPIGMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIAN; LETTER; LEUKODERMA; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN PRURITUS; TATTOO;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAWSONIA PLANT; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; PLANT EXTRACTS; TATTOOING;

EID: 63849149924     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02965.x     Document Type: Letter

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