Temporary localized hypertrichosis after henna pseudotattoo.
We report the case of a 5-year-old boy who had a temporary dragon-shaped henna pseudotattoo, reinforced 4 days later. Two weeks later, as the pseudotattoo began to disappear, hypertrichosis developed in the area corresponding to the previous psuedotattoo. Skin biopsy showed an increase in vellus hair follicles, with slight peripheral fibrosis. After 4 months, the hypertrichosis resolved spontaneously.
del Boz
Javier
J
Department of Dermatology, Complejo Hospitalario Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain. javierdelboz@yahoo.es
Martín
Trinidad
T
Samaniego
Elia
E
Vera
Angel
A
Morón
Dulce
D
Crespo
Vicente
V
D001706:Biopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D006983:Hypertrichosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009285:Naphthoquinones; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013653:Tattooing
D009285:Naphthoquinones; C005090:lawsone