Lesions on tattooed skin--a case study
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Skin Tattooing As A Novel Approach For DNA Vaccine Delivery
Published on: October 18, 2012
Emiliano Grillo1, Marta Urech, Sergio Vano-Galvan
1Department of Dermatology, Ramon y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain. doctor-grillo85@hotmail.com
Case Study:
A man, 33 years of age, presented complaining of asymptomatic lumps on the tattooed skin of his right upper arm. The lumps appeared spontaneously 5 months after getting the tattoo. He had no significant past medical or surgical history. On examination, several 3–4 mm shiny, umbilicated papules were seen on the tattooed skin (Figure 1).Tests for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus and syphilis were negative and full blood examination was normal.
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