Article: Hair dye is linked to the formation of hepatitis.

2004 FEB 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hair dye is linked to the formation of hepatitis.

According to a study from Japan, "a 27-year-old Japanese man with no past history of liver disease was admitted to our hospital due to liver abnormalities. The patient was diagnosed with drug-induced hepatitis, as the three episodes of hepatitis occurred just after repeated use of hair dye. After cessation of the hair dye use, abnormal liver function tests improved to within the normal range."

"Although hair dyes contain various hepatotoxic compounds, hair dye is not known to cause drug-induced hepatitis," according to Y. Tokumoto and colleagues, Ehime ...

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