Looking Beyond the Cosmetic Tattoo Lesion Near the Eyebrow: Screening the Lungs Publisher Pubmed



Naeini F¹ ; Pourazizi M^{2, 3} ; Abtahinaeini B¹ ; Saffaei A⁴ ; Bagheri F⁵ Show Affiliations
Source: Journal of Postgraduate Medicine Published:2017

Abstract

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.