Granulomatous tattoo reaction and erythema nodosum in a young woman: Common cause or coincidence?

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 84-88

  Wollina, Uwe ^a   Gruner, Monika ^a   Schönlebe, Jaqueline ^b  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adverse effects to pigments; Erythema nodosum; Tattoo; Type I reaction

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CLARITHROMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; GENTAMICIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL SUPERINFECTION; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; COUGHING; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ECHOGRAPHY; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEVER; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LUNG INFECTION; LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALAISE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIVERING; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE; TATTOO; VESICULAR RASH; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; COLORING AGENTS; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; FEMALE; GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; SKIN; TATTOOING;

EID: 43549090165     PISSN: 14732130     EISSN: 14732165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1473-2165.2008.00368.x     Document Type: Article

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