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Allergic contact dermatitis caused by a black tattoo ink in a patient allergic to shellac
Author(s) -
GonzálezVillanueva Iris,
Hispán Ocete Patricia,
Silvestre Salvador Juan F.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1111/cod.12611
Subject(s) - medicine , general hospital , allergic contact dermatitis , dermatology , allergy , family medicine , immunology
Assessment of a patient with probable allergic contact dermatitis caused by a tattoo ink is a difficult task, because regulations regarding the substances used as tattoo inks continue to be limited, and ink component information is difficult to access (1). Moreover, in most cases, patch testing with the culprit ink is often of little benefit. We report a case in whom patch testing with the ink gave a positive result.