Ghosh Sudip Kumar, Bandyopadhyay Debabrata, Chatterjee Gobinda, Saha Debabrata
Departments of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprosy, R.G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata, India.
Indian J Dermatol. 2009 Jul;54(3):240-2. doi: 10.4103/0019-5154.55632.
'Holi' is an annual spring festival celebrated all over India. The central ritual of Holi involves throwing of colors on one another. Playing with toxic industrial dyes often results in various dermatological complaints in a significant number of people immediately following the celebration.
To describe patterns of various skin manifestations directly or indirectly related to the use of different colors in the celebration of Holi.
Observational clinical study on consecutive patients presenting to a teaching hospital in Kolkata, India.
Forty-two patients with a mean age of 24.2 years were studied. Itching was the commonest symptom (25, 59.5%), followed by burning sensation, pain, oozing, and scaling. Eleven patients' symptoms were attributed to activities related to preparation of colors and the removal of colors from the skin surface. Eczematous lesions were the most common pattern (24, 57.1%) followed by erosions, xerosis and scaling, erythema, urticaria, acute nail-fold inflammation, and abrasions. Thirteen (30.9%) patients reported aggravation of preexisting dermatoses (acne, eczema, and paronychia). Secondary pyoderma occurred in 3 (7.1%). Face was the commonest site affected (24, 57.1%), followed by dorsum of the hands, scalp, forearm, palms, arms, and trunk. Ocular complaints in the form of redness, watering, and grittiness occurred in 7 (16.7%) patients.
Various forms of cutaneous manifestations, often associated with ocular complaints, occur commonly due to Holi colors. Public awareness and regulatory actions are needed to avoid these preventable conditions.
“胡里节”是印度全国每年都会庆祝的春节。胡里节的核心仪式是相互抛洒颜料。使用有毒的工业染料庆祝节日后，很多人会立即出现各种皮肤问题。
描述在胡里节庆祝活动中，直接或间接与使用不同颜料有关的各种皮肤表现模式。
对印度加尔各答一家教学医院的连续就诊患者进行观察性临床研究。
研究了42例平均年龄为24.2岁的患者。瘙痒是最常见的症状（25例，59.5%），其次是烧灼感、疼痛、渗出和脱屑。11例患者的症状归因于与颜料制备及皮肤表面颜料清除相关的活动。湿疹样皮损是最常见的类型（24例，57.1%），其次是糜烂、干燥脱屑、红斑、荨麻疹、急性甲褶炎和擦伤。13例（30.9%）患者报告原有皮肤病（痤疮、湿疹和甲沟炎）加重。3例（7.1%）发生继发性脓疱病。面部是最常受累的部位（24例，57.1%），其次是手背、头皮、前臂、手掌、手臂和躯干。7例（16.7%）患者出现眼红、流泪和异物感等眼部症状。
由于胡里节颜料，常伴有眼部症状的各种皮肤表现很常见。需要提高公众意识并采取监管行动来避免这些可预防的情况。
