1969
Sarcoidal reactions in tattoos
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“…Although no clear trigger has been described, interferon therapy for hepatitis C, highly active antiretroviral therapy for HIV and influenza vaccination have been proposed as instigating factors 2 8 9. Proposed mechanisms include that a component in the tattoo ink induces either a foreign body or sarcoid-type reaction or that there is an allergic response secondary to a delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction 10–13…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although no clear trigger has been described, interferon therapy for hepatitis C, highly active antiretroviral therapy for HIV and influenza vaccination have been proposed as instigating factors 2 8 9. Proposed mechanisms include that a component in the tattoo ink induces either a foreign body or sarcoid-type reaction or that there is an allergic response secondary to a delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction 10–13…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[39][40][41][42][43][44] These tattoos include yellow (cadmium), red (mercury), blue (cobalt), and green (cadmium) inks. The localized skin reaction, which consists of erythema, pruritus, inflammatory nodules, and granulomas, are confined to the site of the red/yellow ink.…”
Section: Allergic Reactions and Tattoo Granulomamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…reported the first case of a sarcoidal reaction following a tattoo, but a chest x-ray film of his case did not reveal any abnormalities. A few cases, in which not only cutaneous manifestations but also pulmonary changes of bilateral hilar lymphadcnopathy (BHL) appear after tattooing, have been considered to be systemic sarcoidosis (Lubeck & Epstein, 1952;Weidman et ai, t966;Dickinson, 1969;Farzan, 1977I. However, as lung biopsies were not undertaken in the above cases, the relationship between tattooing and lung lesions remains obscure.…”
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