Beard dermatitis due to para-phenylenediamine use in Arabic men - 02/09/11
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The most common active ingredient in hair coloring is para-phenylenediamine (PPDA), which can produce contact dermatitis, particularly in persons who dye their scalp hair and in hairdressers. We have identified another group of patients also at risk, namely men from Arab countries, who commonly grow beards and dye them. We searched the computerized patient database at the Mayo Clinic for patients with beard dermatitis associated with dye use. Eight Arabic men presented to the Mayo Clinic between 1994 and 1999 with beard dermatitis and a positive patch test to PPDA. The lesions were described as pruritic, erythematous, papular eruptions that developed in the jaw area after each application of beard dye. The symptoms subsided after the patients discontinued use of the PPDA-containing dye and received treatment with topical corticosteroids. Allergic contact dermatitis in the beard area due to PPDA occurs in Arabic men as a result of their propensity to dye their beards. (J Am Acad Dermatol 2001;44:867-9.)
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J Am Acad Dermatol 2001;44:867-9 |
Vol 44 - N° 5
P. 867-869 - mai 2001 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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