Abstract
Hydroquinone widely used in industry is a contact allergen. Few workers also develope contact leukodenna. Hydroquinone is also a popular skin bleaching preparation but after prolong used the other side effects, ochronosis and pigmented colloid milium were found. This article reviews the lists of depigmented chemicals in animal and man models. The details of the epidemiology , clinical pattern and histopathology of the out-break of exogeneous ochronosis in Africa were also presented.
Keywords
- Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
- hydroquinone
- contact dermatitis
- skin bleaching agents
- ochronosis
- depigmenting agents
- occupational exposure
- histopathology
- Open access
Source
Published in Thai Journal of Dermatology. The abstract is shown as published and remains the work of its authors; read the full article at the source.
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