Hair Dye Poisoning: Case Report and Review of Literature
Background: Hair dye poisoning, with main toxic component paraphenylene diamine, is a medical emergency. It is on increasing trend in developing countries due to wide availability and low cost of hair dyes. It carries a high mortality and does not have any specific antidote. Case Report: Twenty th...
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doaj-c534f8314c4848a797c1a9317fb29e9a2020-11-24T23:25:29ZengArak University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Toxicology2008-29672251-94592016-10-011065153Hair Dye Poisoning: Case Report and Review of Literature Deepak Jain0Ashima Mittal1Department of Medicine, Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.* Corresponding Author: E-mail:jaindeepakdr@gmail.comDepartment of Medicine, Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.Background: Hair dye poisoning, with main toxic component paraphenylene diamine, is a medical emergency. It is on increasing trend in developing countries due to wide availability and low cost of hair dyes. It carries a high mortality and does not have any specific antidote. Case Report: Twenty three years old patient presented with breathelessness along with difficulty in speaking for one hour after consuming hair dye. He developed cervicofacial edema followed by rhabdomyolysis, myoglobinuria and acute kidney injury, classical of hair dye poisoning. Laboratory investigations revealed blood urea of 100 mg/dl and serum creatinine of 3.8 mg/dl. The serum creatinine phosphokinase (CPK) levels were 1230 U/L and urine myoglobin was positive. He was treated conservatively for acute kidney injury and discharged in stable condition. Conclusion: Early diagnosis and treatment of poisoning due to hair dyes leads to improved prognosis, so widespread awareness is needed about this emerging form of poisoning. http://ijt.arakmu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_id=512&slc_lang=en&sid=1&ftxt=1Acute Kidney InjuryHair DyePara-Phenylene DiamineRhabdomyolysis |
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Hair Dye Poisoning: Case Report and Review of Literature |
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Arak University of Medical Sciences |
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Iranian Journal of Toxicology |
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Background: Hair dye poisoning, with main toxic component paraphenylene diamine, is a medical emergency. It is on increasing trend in developing countries due to wide availability and low cost of hair dyes. It carries a high mortality and does not have any specific antidote.
Case Report: Twenty three years old patient presented with breathelessness along with difficulty in speaking for one hour after consuming hair dye. He developed cervicofacial edema followed by rhabdomyolysis, myoglobinuria and acute kidney injury, classical of hair dye poisoning. Laboratory investigations revealed blood urea of 100 mg/dl and serum creatinine of 3.8 mg/dl. The serum creatinine phosphokinase (CPK) levels were 1230 U/L and urine myoglobin was positive. He was treated conservatively for acute kidney injury and discharged in stable condition.
Conclusion: Early diagnosis and treatment of poisoning due to hair dyes leads to improved prognosis, so widespread awareness is needed about this emerging form of poisoning.
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