Clinical Study
Tattoo-Associated Skin Reaction: The Importance of an Early Diagnosis and Proper Treatment
Table 1
Dermatologic disorders and complications after tattooing.
| Complications after tattooing | Clinical features | Onset of symptoms |
| Allergic disorders | Allergic dermatitis | Days to weeks | Photoallergic reaction | After sun exposure |
| Skin infections | Erysipelas | First few days | Gangrene | = | Sepsis | = | Impetigo | = | Ecthyma | = | Cellulitis | = | Tetanus | Weeks to years | Lepra | = | Syphilis | = |
| Viral infections | Molluscum contagiosum | Weeks to months | Verruca vulgaris | = | Hepatitis B, C | = | AIDS | = |
| Mycoses | Tinea cutis glabrae | After weeks | Zygomycoses | After months |
| Tumors | Lymphoma | Years | Carcinoma basocellular | = | Carcinoma spinocellular | = | keratoacanthoma | = | Melanoma | = |
| Skin disease localized in tattooed area | Psoriasis | Weeks to years | Lichen planus | = | Morphea | = | Pseudolymphoma | = | Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia | = |
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