Massive pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia: An unusual reaction to a tattoo

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 338-340

  Balfour, E ^a   Olhoffer, I ^b   Leffell, D ^b   Handerson, Tamara ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Dermatopathology Section   (United States)

Author keywords

Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia; Tattoo; Tattoo reaction

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; KERATIN; PIGMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREAM; DERMIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDERMIS HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; GRANULOMATOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; KERATOACANTHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PSEUDOEPITHELIOMATOUS HYPERPLASIA; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TATTOO; VERRUCOUS PLAQUE;

ADULT; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; KERATOACANTHOMA; TATTOOING;

EID: 0042806045     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200308000-00010     Document Type: Article

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