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A Case of Persistent Macular Edema and a Disappearing Tattoo
Farid Khan1, Christopher D Conrady1,2
1Truhlsen Eye Institute, Departments of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Purpose:
To describe a case of macular edema (ME), uveitis, and a disappearing tattoo.
Methods:
A single case report from a tertiary referral center.
Results:
The patient described in the following case report developed ME 15 years after a recently acquired tattoo on his arm had developed an erythematous rash and subsequently spontaneously disappeared with pathology consistent with a granulomatous process. Chest imaging identified the development of hilar lymphadenopathy that had not been previously noted.
Conclusions:
This case represents a unique presentation of the delayed development of sarcoidosis many years after the patient had lost a tattoo to a dermal granulomatous reaction to the tattoo ink.
