Diagnostic Tools to Use When We Suspect an Allergic Reaction to a Tattoo: A Proposal Based on Cases at Our Hospital.

Autor: González-Villanueva I; Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante - ISABIAL, Alicante, España. Electronic address: jolairis@gmail.com., Silvestre Salvador JF; Unidad de Alergia Cutánea, Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante - ISABIAL, Alicante, España.
Jazyk: English; Spanish; Castilian
Zdroj: Actas dermo-sifiliograficas [Actas Dermosifiliogr (Engl Ed)] 2018 Mar; Vol. 109 (2), pp. 162-172. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Dec 06.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ad.2017.10.006
Abstrakt: Introduction: Tattooing has become a popular practice in western countries, particularly among younger populations. Tattoos, however, can cause complications, such as infections, allergic or foreign-body reactions, and even systemic inflammatory responses.
Patients and Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of all patients seen for tattoo-related complications at our skin allergy unit between January 2002 and December 2016.
Results: We studied 23 patients. Nine of these experienced early complications, all related to infection. The other 14 patients developed late reactions. Ten were diagnosed with probable allergic contact dermatitis to ink, but the suspect allergen was identified in just 3 cases and confirmed in just 1 of these. There were 2 cases of cutaneous sarcoidosis, 1 case of foreign body granuloma, and 1 case of neuropathy.
Conclusions: Complications resulting from tattoos are relatively common dermatology complaints. Drawing from our experience, we propose a diagnostic algorithm designed to guide dermatologists in evaluating different reactions to tattoos and prescribing appropriate treatment.
(Copyright © 2017 AEDV. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)
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