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Dermatology Case Review

January 13, 2012 • By Joseph F. Merola, MD

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Figure 1: Erythematous, firm nodules with foci of superficial erosion localized to red-containing pigmentary areas of a recently placed tattoo (note involvement of the cartoon’s lips, dress, and heart shape).

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A 33-year-old woman presents with somewhat pruritic, nodular lesions worsening over the past three months in the site of a newly placed tattoo. The nodules are restricted to certain portions of the tattoo only (see Figure 1).

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Filed Under: Conditions, Scleroderma, Systemic Inflammatory Syndromes Tagged With: Dermatology, patient care, rheumatologist, Sarcoidosis, SclerodermaIssue: January 2012

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