Pigmented contact dermatitis due to kojic acid. A paradoxical side effect of a skin lightener

Contact Dermatitis. 2010 Jan;62(1):63-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2009.01673.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cosmetics / adverse effects*
  • Dermatitis, Contact / diagnosis
  • Dermatitis, Contact / etiology*
  • Dermatitis, Contact / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyperpigmentation / chemically induced*
  • Hyperpigmentation / diagnosis
  • Hyperpigmentation / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Pyrones / adverse effects*
  • Skin Pigmentation / drug effects*

Substances

  • Cosmetics
  • Pyrones
  • kojic acid