Open AccessLooking beyond the cosmetic tattoo lesion near the eyebrow: Screening the lungs
Author(s) -
Farahnaz Fatemi Naeini,
Mohsen Pourazizi,
Bahareh AbtahiNaeini,
Ali Saffaei,
Fahimeh Bagheri
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine/journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.201421
Subject(s) - medicine , eyebrow , sarcoidosis , dermatology , cutaneous sarcoidosis , lesion , granulomatous disease , systemic disease , biopsy , surgery , disease , pathology
Cosmetic tattooing has become a risk factor for several adverse reactions related to inks, procedures, and associated clinical conditions. Development of a sarcoid reaction to the inserted tattoo pigment in the skin is not common. We report a 45 year-old patient with history of dyspnea and mild cough since two years who had subsequently developed reddish, scaly lesions in her 15-year old tattoo done near her right eyebrow. Skin biopsy of the tattoo lesion revealed cutaneous sarcoidosis which led to further investigations and a diagnosis of pulmonary sarcoidosis. The present case highlights the fact that cutaneous sarcoidosis can develop in a long-standing tattoo. Also such a patient should be screened for systemic sarcoidosis disease.