High prevalence of minor symptoms in tattoos among a young population tattooed with carbon black and organic pigments

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 846-852

  Hogsberg T ^a   Hutton Carlsen, K ^a   Serup, J ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK CARBON; PIGMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BODY REGIONS; COLOR; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SATISFACTION; SKIN REDNESS; SKIN SWELLING; SKIN ULCER; SUN EXPOSURE; SYMPTOM; TATTOO; TATTOOING; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN DISEASES; SOOT; TATTOOING;

EID: 84879122168     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2012.04590.x     Document Type: Article

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