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Med Cutan Iber Lat Am 2011; 39 (6)

Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia: a rare reaction to tattoo

Ferreira HIF, Tranquillini G, Tadeu VR, Passos CS, Bedin V, Leitão R

Language: Portugués
References: 15
Page: 272-274
PDF size: 521.48 Kb.


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Currently, skin reactions to tattoo are not uncommon and several histological patterns are described. It is presented a case of a male patient of 51 years old with multiple papular warty lesions that arisen on his tattoo after a refinishing with red gouach. His histopathological examination revealed a rare pattern of pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia.


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