A Bubble Turtle: Bullous Contact Dermatitis After a Black Henna Tattoo in a Backpacker in Thailand

J Travel Med. 2015 Jul-Aug;22(4):287-8. doi: 10.1111/jtm.12202. Epub 2015 Apr 9.

Authors

Vorada Choovichian¹, Lapakorn Chatapat², Watcharapong Piyaphanee¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
² Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.

PMID: 26146821
DOI: 10.1111/jtm.12202

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage*
Blister / etiology*
Coloring Agents / adverse effects
Dermatitis, Contact / diagnosis
Dermatitis, Contact / etiology
Dermatitis, Contact / physiopathology
Dermatitis, Contact / therapy
Dermatologic Agents / administration & dosage
Glucocorticoids / administration & dosage*
Humans
Male
Patch Tests / methods
Phenylenediamines / adverse effects*
Severity of Illness Index
Tattooing* / adverse effects
Tattooing* / methods
Thailand
Travel*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Coloring Agents
Dermatologic Agents
Glucocorticoids
Phenylenediamines
4-phenylenediamine