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. 2023 Jun;69(6):403-405.
doi: 10.46747/cfp.6906403.

When beauty is more than skin deep: Acute hepatitis secondary to topical para-phenylenediamine exposure from hair dye shampoo

Alice Tseng  1 , Colin Kovacs  2 , David K H Wong  3
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When beauty is more than skin deep: Acute hepatitis secondary to topical para-phenylenediamine exposure from hair dye shampoo

Alice Tseng et al. Can Fam Physician. 2023 Jun.
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Liver enzyme levels following initiation and cessation of para-phenylenediamine–containing shampoo
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