[Necrotizing toxic contact dermatitis of the scalp from hydrogen peroxide].
Skin reactions to chemicals used by hair dressers are usually reported as irritative or allergic contact dermatitis of the hands. We describe a 15-year old girl who suffered an unusually severe injury to her scalp with necrosis of the galea aponeurotica as a result of highlighting her hair. Injury resulted in a scaring alopecia, which can only be treated by plastic reconstructive surgery. The cause for this injury might have been a higher than usual concentration of hydrogen peroxide used for highlighting the hair.
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Dermatologisches Zentrum, Berufsgenossenschaftliches Unfallkrankenhaus, Bergedorfer Strasse 10, 21033, Hamburg. c.schroeder@buk-hamburg.de
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D000293:Adolescent; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006203:Hair Preparations / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000506:poisoning*; D009336:Necrosis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis*