Red ink tattoo reactions: Successful treatment with the Q-switched 532 nm Nd:YAG laser

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 94-98

  Antony, F C ^a   Harland, C C ^a  

^a ST HELIER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

532 nm Nd:YAG laser; Red ink tattoo reaction

Indexed keywords

CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPIGMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TATTOOING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CLOBETASOL; COLORING AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INK; LASERS; LICHENOID ERUPTIONS; MALE; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; MIDDLE AGED; TATTOOING;

EID: 0043136561     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05342.x     Document Type: Article

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