In a recent issue of Acta Dermato-Venereologica, French dermatologists report on a 47-year-old female patient’s unusual and severe “scleroderma-like” reaction to the red-only parts of a tattoo.
The authors of the case study point out that although other kinds of skin reactions to tattooing are common, dermal sclerosis (a hardening of the skin tissue) is rare.
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Researchers from the University of Maryland Department of Dermatology published a report in the Journal of Cutaneous Pathology about a case of a patient presenting a superficially invasive squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), keratoacanthoma (KA) type, of the left forearm in a 1-month-old tattoo.
They took an initial biopsy and in the time following, he developed four [...]
A new study by Mass General researchers Drs. Rox Anderson, Avram and Izikson have shown two patients who’ve had an immunologic reaction following laser tattoo removal. There have been reports of patients who are undergoing an allergic reaction to a tattoo ink who, upon receiving laser tattoo removal, have gone into full body anaphylactic shock. [...]
A new study published by leading dermatologist Dr. Edward Ross at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego looked at the absorption spectra of various tattoo inks and found some interesting results.
How tattoo inks absorb various laser light is an important question as it may determine the success of the removal of a tattoo. Here [...]
A fascinating case has been reported in the November 2007 Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. French dermatologists at the University of Montpellier have reported a case of Keratoacanthoma (KA), a common keratinizing squamous cell neoplasm of unknown origin characterized by rapid growth and spontaneous involution, apparently brought on as a complication of red tattoo dye.
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