Lichenoid reactions in red tattoo: report of 2 cases

Complications of cosmetic decorative tattoos were uncommon some decades ago. The practice is increasing and more cases are being reported. Red pigments are by far the commonest cause in tattoo reactions. We report two cases of lichenoid reactions limited to red tattoo pigment and review the literatu...

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Main Author: César Bimbi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Our Dermatology Online 2014-01-01
Series:Nasza Dermatologia Online
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Online Access:http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2014-1-8-lichenoid/
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description Complications of cosmetic decorative tattoos were uncommon some decades ago. The practice is increasing and more cases are being reported. Red pigments are by far the commonest cause in tattoo reactions. We report two cases of lichenoid reactions limited to red tattoo pigment and review the literature on the subject.
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spelling doaj.art-ca7d72f618e94e7a85beb17a6afee0a82022-12-21T19:01:11ZengOur Dermatology OnlineNasza Dermatologia Online2081-93902014-01-0151404110.7241/ourd.20141.08Lichenoid reactions in red tattoo: report of 2 casesCésar Bimbi0Brazilian Society of Dermatology, Andradas 1464 / 112, Porto Alegre, Brazil Complications of cosmetic decorative tattoos were uncommon some decades ago. The practice is increasing and more cases are being reported. Red pigments are by far the commonest cause in tattoo reactions. We report two cases of lichenoid reactions limited to red tattoo pigment and review the literature on the subject.http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2014-1-8-lichenoid/red tattoolichenoid reactiontattoo reactions
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Lichenoid reactions in red tattoo: report of 2 cases
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red tattoo
lichenoid reaction
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title Lichenoid reactions in red tattoo: report of 2 cases
title_full Lichenoid reactions in red tattoo: report of 2 cases
title_fullStr Lichenoid reactions in red tattoo: report of 2 cases
title_full_unstemmed Lichenoid reactions in red tattoo: report of 2 cases
title_short Lichenoid reactions in red tattoo: report of 2 cases
title_sort lichenoid reactions in red tattoo report of 2 cases
topic red tattoo
lichenoid reaction
tattoo reactions
url http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2014-1-8-lichenoid/
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