Case report<br>Eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells’ syndrome) caused by a temporary henna tattoo

Hikmet Tekin Nacaroglu; Mehmet Celegen; Canan Sule Unsal Karkıner; Ilker Günay; Gulden Diniz; Demet Can

doi:10.5114/pdia.2014.40951

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Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii

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Case report
Eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells’ syndrome) caused by a temporary henna tattoo

Hikmet Tekin Nacaroglu

,

Mehmet Celegen

,

Canan Sule Unsal Karkıner

,

Ilker Günay

,

Gulden Diniz

,

Demet Can

Postep Derm Alergol 2014; XXXI, 5: 322–324

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pdia.2014.40951

Online publish date: 2014/10/22

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Eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells’ syndrome) is an uncommon condition of unknown etiology. Wells’ syndrome is usually seen in adulthood but very rare in childhood. Although pathogenesis of the disease is not very clear, it is a hypersensitivity reaction developing against a variety of exogenous and endogenous antigenic stimuli. Paraphenylenediamine is a strong allergen frequently used as a temporary henna tattoo, which makes the color darker. Here, a 9-year-old male patient with Wells’ syndrome is presented, which developed following a temporary henna tattoo and shown by the patch test sensitivity to paraphenylenediamine.

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Case reportEosinophilic cellulitis (Wells’ syndrome) caused by a temporary henna tattoo

Hikmet Tekin Nacaroglu , Mehmet Celegen , Canan Sule Unsal Karkıner , Ilker Günay , Gulden Diniz , Demet Can

eosinophilic cellulitis, Wells’ syndrome, paraphenylenediamine, henna tattoo

Case report
Eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells’ syndrome) caused by a temporary henna tattoo

Hikmet Tekin Nacaroglu

,

Mehmet Celegen

,

Canan Sule Unsal Karkıner

,

Ilker Günay

,

Gulden Diniz

,

Demet Can