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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 1/2018

01-01-2018 | Clinical Practice: Clinical Images

Tattoo Sarcoidosis

Authors: Alexis Lyons, MD, Gretchen Brayman, MD, Sami Tahhan, MD, FACP

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 1/2018

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Excerpt

A 33-year-old previously healthy man presented with an asymptomatic rash on his tattoo. Physical examination revealed brown and black papules confined to the ink of his tattoos (Fig. 1a, b). Chest x-ray showed hilar lymphadenopathy. Biopsy of a papule on his tattoo demonstrated non-caseating granulomas consistent with a diagnosis of sarcoidosis.
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Metadata
Title
Tattoo Sarcoidosis
Authors
Alexis Lyons, MD
Gretchen Brayman, MD
Sami Tahhan, MD, FACP
Publication date
01-01-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-017-4168-x

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