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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

tattoo tattoo, gunpowder

Body Site

hand

Age

12 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

blue

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This 12-year-old boy developed a gunpowder tattoo when the musket, which he filled with gunpowder from fire crackers, misfired a month ago.

Description

clustered 1-2 mm macules and slightly elevated papules

Categories

Iatrogenic disorders, child abuse, hyperpigmentation

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10/3/2010 22:08:59

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PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

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