Acute renal failure and intravascular hemolysis following henna ingestion
The powder of henna plant (Lawsonia inermis Linn.) is extensively used as a decorative skin paint for nail coloring and as a hair dye. Most reports of henna toxicity have been attributed to adding a synthetic dye para-phenylenediamine (PPD). PPD is marketed as black henna added to natural henna to a...
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| author | Hala E. A. Qurashi Abbas A. A. Qumqumji Yasir Zacharia |
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| description | The powder of henna plant (Lawsonia inermis Linn.) is extensively used as a decorative skin paint for nail coloring and as a hair dye. Most reports of henna toxicity have been attributed to adding a synthetic dye para-phenylenediamine (PPD). PPD is marketed as black henna added to natural henna to accentuate the dark color and shorten the application time. PPD toxicity is well known and extensively reported in medical literature. We report a case of a young Saudi male who presented with characteristic features of acute renal failure and intravascular hemolysis following ingestion of henna mixture. Management of PPD poisoning is only suppor-tive and helpful only if instituted early. Diagnosis requires a high degree of clinical suspicion, as the clinical features are quite distinctive. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cec4473601f54a198dff758e4c7e87842022-12-21T20:04:21ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSaudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation1319-24422013-01-0124355355610.4103/1319-2442.111065Acute renal failure and intravascular hemolysis following henna ingestionHala E. A. QurashiAbbas A. A. QumqumjiYasir ZachariaThe powder of henna plant (Lawsonia inermis Linn.) is extensively used as a decorative skin paint for nail coloring and as a hair dye. Most reports of henna toxicity have been attributed to adding a synthetic dye para-phenylenediamine (PPD). PPD is marketed as black henna added to natural henna to accentuate the dark color and shorten the application time. PPD toxicity is well known and extensively reported in medical literature. We report a case of a young Saudi male who presented with characteristic features of acute renal failure and intravascular hemolysis following ingestion of henna mixture. Management of PPD poisoning is only suppor-tive and helpful only if instituted early. Diagnosis requires a high degree of clinical suspicion, as the clinical features are quite distinctive.http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2013;volume=24;issue=3;spage=553;epage=556;aulast=Qurashi |
| spellingShingle | Hala E. A. Qurashi Abbas A. A. Qumqumji Yasir Zacharia Acute renal failure and intravascular hemolysis following henna ingestion Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation |
| title | Acute renal failure and intravascular hemolysis following henna ingestion |
| title_full | Acute renal failure and intravascular hemolysis following henna ingestion |
| title_fullStr | Acute renal failure and intravascular hemolysis following henna ingestion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute renal failure and intravascular hemolysis following henna ingestion |
| title_short | Acute renal failure and intravascular hemolysis following henna ingestion |
| title_sort | acute renal failure and intravascular hemolysis following henna ingestion |
| url | http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2013;volume=24;issue=3;spage=553;epage=556;aulast=Qurashi |
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