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Rachel Abuav, MD

Diagnosis

tattoo dermatitis, contact allergic

Body Site

hip

Age

25 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

linear

Color

purple

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This young woman developed a persistent pruritic scaly eruption in the red component of her tattoo. This reaction represents a delayed hypersensitivity to the mecuric component of the red tattoo pigment. The lesions improved with the application of a high potency topical steroid.

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reactive erythema papulosquamous eruptions

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8/4/2004 12:39:47

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