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Late Onset Granulomatous Skin Reaction Secondary to Red Tattoo Ink Is there an Effective Treatment

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  • Augusta Valeria Alvarado
  • Maria Belen Navarro

    (Department of Dermatology, Provital Servicio Integral de Salud, Quito)

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Tattoos are common and are extensively used as body art, cosmetic make-up or camouflage. Its popularity has grown in such a way that it has been observed that between 3 & 8% of the general population has had a tattoo and this statistic is around 23% in adolescents. An increase in associated complications has been observed parallel to the increase in popularity. The complications are mainly caused by two circumstances: the material used and the peculiarities of the anatomical area where they are placed. We present the case of a 63-year-old female patient, who had a cosmetic tattoo of red ink on her lips 3 years ago that presents to the ambulatory clinic with a 2-month history of pruritus, edema and elevation of lip edges.

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  • Augusta Valeria Alvarado & Maria Belen Navarro, 2019. "Late Onset Granulomatous Skin Reaction Secondary to Red Tattoo Ink Is there an Effective Treatment," JOJ Dermatology & Cosmetics, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 1(4), pages 75-76, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jjojdc:v:1:y:2019:i:4:p:75-76
    DOI: 10.19080/JOJDC.2019.01.555570
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