title: Tattoo sites and psoriasis.
abstract: The Koebner phenomenon refers to the development of lesions in response to injury of previously uninvolved skin. It occurs in psoriasis and a number of other inflammatory diseases. We present a patient who developed a Koebner reaction at the site of a tattoo. Treatment with ustekinumab resulted in striking clearance of the psoriasis changes at the tattoo site.
authors.affiliation: Center for Dermatology Research, Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1071, USA.
authors.forename: Samantha F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Steven R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Feldman
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013653:Tattooing / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000069549:Ustekinumab; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D000069549:Ustekinumab