title: [Systemic toxicity of paraphenylenediamine. 4 cases].
abstract: Paraphenylenediamine (PPD) poisoning has been known for many years, but few studies have been devoted to the subject. We report 4 cases, seen in the nephrology department, concerning women aged from 18 to 35 years who had tried to commit suicide by drinking varying amounts of that hair dye. The initial symptom was acute asphyxia which required emergency tracheotomy in 3 cases. Thereafter, the most important visceral damage was acute renal failure, usually with oliguria or anuria, for which haemodialysis was performed in 2 cases. In these patients treated at an early stage the mid- and long-term prognosis was satisfactory. Rhabdomyolysis is the principal mechanism underlying PPD systemic toxicity; it is, in particular, responsible for the renal failure observed. The selling of PPD hair dye should be restricted by law.
authors.affiliation: Service de Néphrologie-Hémodialyse, CHU IBN-ROCHD, Casablanca, Maroc.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bourquia
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Jabrane
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ramdani
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zaid
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006202:Hair Dyes / Q000506:poisoning*; D006203:Hair Preparations / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D009018:Morocco; D010655:Phenylenediamines / Q000506:poisoning*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
chemical_list: D006202:Hair Dyes; D006203:Hair Preparations; D010655:Phenylenediamines; C029728:4-phenylenediamine
vernacular_title: Toxicité systémique de la paraphénylène diamine. Quatre observations.