title: Tattoo-associated skin reaction: the importance of an early diagnosis and proper treatment.
abstract: Tattoo is going to be a very common practice especially among young people and we are witnessing a gradual increase of numerous potential complications to tattoo placement which are often seen by physicians, but generally unknown to the public. The most common skin reactions to tattoo include a transient acute inflammatory reaction due to trauma of the skin with needles and medical complications such as superficial and deep local infections, systemic infections, allergic contact dermatitis, photodermatitis, granulomatous and lichenoid reactions, and skin diseases localized on tattooed area (eczema, psoriasis, lichen, and morphea). Next to these inflammatory skin reactions we have to consider also the possibility of the development of cutaneous conditions such as pseudolymphomatous reactions and pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia. The aim of this study is to underline the importance of an early diagnosis by performing a histological examination especially when we are in front of suspected papulonodular lesions arising from a tattoo, followed by a proper treatment, since cutaneous neoplastic evolution is known to be a rare but possible complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, Section of Dermatology, University of Florence Medical School, Hospital P. Palagi, 50125 Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bassi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, Section of Dermatology, University of Florence Medical School, Hospital P. Palagi, 50125 Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Piero
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Campolmi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, Section of Dermatology, University of Florence Medical School, Hospital P. Palagi, 50125 Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cannarozzo
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, Section of Dermatology, University of Florence Medical School, Hospital P. Palagi, 50125 Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Rossana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Conti
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, Section of Dermatology, University of Florence Medical School, Hospital P. Palagi, 50125 Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bruscino
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, Section of Dermatology, University of Florence Medical School, Hospital P. Palagi, 50125 Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gola
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology and Allergology, University of Florence Medical School, 50125 Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ermini
authors.affiliation: Division of Pathological Anatomy, University of Florence Medical School, 50125 Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Massi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, Section of Dermatology, University of Florence Medical School, Hospital P. Palagi, 50125 Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moretti
mesh_terms: D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D013653:Tattooing / Q000009:adverse effects*