Retracted article A case of Koebner phenomenon in a patient with tattoo to lips

Abstract

The koebner phenomenon is called also "isomorphism reactive", a reaction normally is isomorphic skin that mimics the typical lesion skin pathology in place in the patient after a trauma, often associated with active disease dermatology. However, this reaction may also be present in the absence of a skin disorder, in this case it has been speculated that this phenomenon may represent a genetic predisposition or a form whisk in a specific dermatological disease. We report the clinical case of a patient who developed psoriatic lesions after a tattoo aesthetic lips. This is this is a typical example of a koebner phenomenon.

Tattooing and psoriasis: a case series and review of the literature

“…Since Koebner's initial description, more than a dozen cases of psoriasis on tattoos have been reported . We reviewed 15 cases in the literature (from 1940 to 2017) and summarized them in Table .…”

“…In addition, since 2006, the author has collected articles on health‐related issues associated with tattooing by performing a prospective weekly search of PubMed using the above keywords (“tattoo”, “tattoos”, or “tattooing”). Therefore, two additional cases were found . At last, we included two conference abstracts related directly to the topic and the first case record by Telichevsky…”

“…Heinrich Koebner himself recorded the specific localization of psoriasis on tattoos . Since then, cases of psoriasis on tattoos or generalized flares of psoriasis after tattooing have been reported in the literature . Today, 10–20% of the general population displays one tattoo or more .…”

“…2,3,5 Since then, cases of psoriasis on tattoos or generalized flares of psoriasis after tattooing have been reported in the literature. [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] Today, 10-20% of the general population displays one tattoo or more. 20 The prevalence has even reached 29% in the United States according to a recent poll.…”

A Rare Case of Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia of the Skin Arising in a Tattoo Site

“…Acute infl ammatory, eczematous, granulomatous, lichenoid and pseudolymphomatous reactions have been reported by various authors. Apart from that, cases of infections (viral, bacterial, and fungal etiology), Koebner phenomenon (mostly in patients with a history of psoriasis, vitiligo, and lichen planus), photosensitivity of the skin, pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia and skin neoplasms, as well as hypertrophic and keloid scar formation have been described (1,(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10).…”