Homicidal poisoning with para-phenylenediamine hair dye: a case report

Mujtaba A. Ali

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20232437

Authors

Mujtaba A. Ali Unit of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Saudi Arabia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20232437

Keywords:

Paraphenylene diamine, Hair dye, Stridor, Homicide, Renal failure

Abstract

Paraphenylenediamine (PPD) is a widely used chemical in various hair dye formulations. Due to its cheap price and easy availability, it emerges as a major cause of suicidal poisoning. It carries high morbidity and mortality and does not have any specific antidote. We reported an unusual type of poisoning of a 44-year-old man with PPD and how he was managed with an excellent outcome.

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