mometasone-furoate and 4-phenylenediamine

Black henna tattoos have paraphenylenediamine (PPD), which contains a product of herbal origin, which due to its molecular characteristics is capable of inducing, in susceptible individuals, a type IV hypersensitivity reaction. It clinically manifests as a contact dermatitis that usually when it disappears, scarring and hypopigmentation are left in the injured area.. To describe the case of a patient with hypersensitivity to henna tattoo and to present the most relevant phenomena associated with this condition.. The case of a 6 year-old patient with a black henna tattoo on his right leg, who was diagnosed with contact dermatitis probably attributed to PPD, is presented. Mometasone furoate and topical silicone gel treatment was started with good response.. Mometasone furoate and silicone gel are a good possible therapeutic option for treating contact dermatitis caused by PPD as the dermatosis was resolved without residual lesions.

Topics: Child; Coloring Agents; Dermatitis, Allergic Contact; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Humans; Hypersensitivity, Delayed; Mometasone Furoate; Phenylenediamines; Silicone Gels; Tattooing; Treatment Outcome

Topics: Adult; Anti-Allergic Agents; Clobetasol; Coloring Agents; Cosmetics; Dermatitis, Allergic Contact; Extremities; Female; Glucocorticoids; Humans; India; Mometasone Furoate; Patch Tests; Phenylenediamines; Pregnadienediols; Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous; Travel