Tattoo, Dermatitis, Contact Allergic - DermAtlas

Contributor

Franz Ritucci, MD

Diagnosis

tattoo dermatitis, contact allergic

Body Site

arm

Age

32 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

linear

Color

red

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This 32-year-old man developed an itchy painful eruption overlying a tattoo which he acquired from a local tattoo artist 24 hours ago. The artist used only dark pigment. This eruption probably represents an allergic reaction to the pigment, although there was also concern that this might be the beginning of a keloidal scar.

Description

edematous confluent linear plaques confined to the areas of injection of tattoo pigment

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12/4/2004 14:24:55

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