Polymer chemistry

Materials science

Computer science

Antidote

Organic chemistry

Database

Toxicity

Commit

Diamine

Hair dyes

Internal medicine

Dyeing

Medicine

Chemistry

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

The commonest constituent of all hair dyes is paraphenylene diamine (PPD). Hair dye poisoning is emerging as one of the emerging causes of intentional self-poisoning to commit suicide. In this article, we report a case of PPD poisoning and the importance of clinical of hair dye poisoning. The lack of specific diagnostic tests, a specific antidote for paraphenylene diamine poisoning and the importance of early supportive treatment modalities are also discussed.

Paraphenylene diamine poisoning