Successful Treatment of Tattoo-Induced Pseudolymphoma with Sequential Ablative Fractional Resurfacing Followed by Q-Switched Nd: YAG 532 nm Laser.
Decorative tattooing has been linked with a range of complications, with pseudolymphoma being unusual and challenging to manage. We report a case of tattoo-induced pseudolymphoma, who failed treatment with potent topical and intralesional steroids. She responded well to sequential treatment with ablative fractional resurfacing (AFR) followed by Q-Switched (QS) Nd:YAG 532 nm laser. Interestingly, we managed to document the clearance of her tattoo pigments after laser treatments on histology and would like to highlight the use of special stains such as the Grocott's Methenamine Silver (GMS) stain as a useful method to assess the presence of tattoo pigment in cases where dense inflammatory infiltrates are present.
Department of Dermatology, National Skin Centre, Singapore. lucindatan@nsc.gov.sg
Lucinda Siyun
LS
Tan
Tan Siyun
TS
Lucinda
Department of Dermatology, National Skin Centre, Singapore.
Hazel Hwee
HH
Oon
Oon Hwee Boon
OH
Hazel
Department of Dermatology, National Skin Centre, Singapore.
Joyce Siong Siong
JS
Lee
Lee Siong See
LS
Joyce
Department of Dermatology, National Skin Centre, Singapore.
Sze Hon
SH
Chua
Chua Sze
CS
Hon
Ablative fractional resurfacing; Q-switched Nd:YAG 532nm laser; pseudolymphoma; tattoo-induced