title: Drug-induced hepatitis due to repeated use of hair dye.
abstract: A 27-year-old Japanese man with no past history of liver disease was admitted to our hospital due to liver abnormalities. The patient was diagnosed with drug-induced hepatitis, as the three episodes of hepatitis occurred just after repeated use of hair dye. After cessation of the hair dye use, abnormal liver function tests improved to within the normal range. Although hair dyes contain various hepatotoxic compounds, hair dye is not known to cause drug-induced hepatitis. Thus, in cases of liver abnormality of unknown origin, the history of hair dye use should be investigated.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Medicine, Endoscopy Center, Ehime University School of Medicine, Ehime.
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tokumoto
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Horiike
authors.forename: Morikazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Onji
authors.forename: Teruhisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Teru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumagi
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Kojiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Michitaka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006202:Hair Dyes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D006202:Hair Dyes