Complications des tatouages : classification clinique, histologique, physiopathologique, cinétique des particules

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Tattoo toxicology, an upcoming complex scientific issue

“…Hypersensitivity may appear after a latency of several months or even years; the state is mostly chronic, and it is resistant against treatment with corticoids. Moreover, epicutaneous patch testing with specific tattoo inks is usually negative, because the reaction is due to hapten formation within the inner skin, by combination with a protein and/or by the involvement of degradation products (Kluger 2019b ; Bagot 2020 ).…”

“…A Guest Editorial in Archives of Toxicology by Schreiver and Luch ( 2016 ) has pointed to the new field of tattoo toxicology and to existing data gaps. A global trend is now noted towards larger and more colourful tattoos (Bagot 2020 ). Yet, tattoo legislation in Europe is still based on an exposure scenario of placing the product on top of the skin, rather than right into the middle of living tissue beneath the epidermal skin barrier (Schreiver and Luch 2016 ).…”