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Skin Tattooing As A Novel Approach For DNA Vaccine Delivery
Published on: October 18, 2012
[A woman with skin lesions in a tattoo]
Sanne L C Wijtvliet1, Roël A M Chin-A-Lien
1Flevoziekenhuis, afd. Dermatologie, Almere, the Netherlands. sannewijtvliet@hotmail.com
Abstract:
A healthy 32-year-old woman presented with red papules in tattoos on the right upper arm and right ankle as well as on non-tattooed skin of the right knee, existing since 3 months. Histopathological examination of skin biopsies showed granulomatous inflammation, suggestive for sarcoidosis. An X-ray and CT-scan of the thorax showed hilar lymphadenopathy suggestive of sarcoidosis. Skin lesions in tattoos can be the first symptom of systemic sarcoidosis. Further investigation in these cases is recommended.
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