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Inflammatory Reactions to Red Tattoo Inks: Three cases highlighting an emerging problem
- Source :
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, Vol 18, Iss 2, Pp 215-218 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, 2018.
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Abstract
- In recent years, tattoos have become more commonplace. However, this can result in various inflammatory processes, the management of which can be challenging in daily clinical practice. Tattoo-related inflammatory reactions can comprise different patterns, including acute and immediate reactions, foreign body granulomas, sarcoid granulomas, isomorphic lesions, allergic contact dermatitis and photosensitivity. We report three cases who were referred to the Dermatology Outpatient Clinic of the Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain, in 2017 with various skin reactions in the red-ink areas of their tattoos. Screening was performed for infectious diseases like atypical mycobacterial infections and systemic processes such as sarcoidosis. A good therapeutic response was achieved in all cases. An adequate differential diagnosis is essential for the therapeutic management of this emerging health problem.Keywords: Non-Therapeutic Body Modification; Tattooing, adverse effects; Inks; Foreign Body Reaction; Inflammation; Case Report; Spain.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Sarcoidosis
lcsh:Medicine
Case Report
030207 dermatology & venereal diseases
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Medicine
Outpatient clinic
Humans
Adverse effect
Allergic contact dermatitis
Tattooing
business.industry
Good therapeutic response
Granuloma, Foreign-Body
lcsh:R
General Medicine
Body modification
medicine.disease
Dermatology
Clinical Practice
030104 developmental biology
Spain
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact
Female
Ink
Foreign body
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, Vol 18, Iss 2, Pp 215-218 (2018)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ee2829d78adab363f3f6cc9b540b6e85