title: [Tattoos. From ritual to ornament with their complications].
abstract: Tattoos are performed for distinct purposes which range from social rituals to aesthetic aims. They are permanent or transient according to the site of the pigments being located either in the dermis or in the stratum corneum, respectively. Tattoos may be responsible for allergic reactions, infections or psychological distress of the subject who requests to be relieved of it.
authors: Service de Dermatopathologie, Université de Liège.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Paquet
authors: G E
authors: GE
authors: Piérard
authors: A F
authors: AF
authors: Nikkels
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Piérard-Franchimont
mesh_terms: D003869:Dermabrasion; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000209:etiology; D020405:Dermis / Q000473:pathology; D004817:Epidermis / Q000473:pathology; D004954:Esthetics; D006801:Humans; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology; D013653:Tattooing / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000145:classification / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D010860:Pigments, Biological