Indian Journal of Dermatology (Jan 2017)

The bumpy face of che guevara: An interesting case

  • Kingshuk Chatterjee,
  • Anupam Roy,
  • Romana Ghosh,
  • Jayanta Kumar Barua,
  • Saswati Halder,
  • Gautam Banerjee

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/ijd.IJD_1_17
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 62, no. 6
pp. 567 – 567

Abstract

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Placement of decorative tattoo on the skin may lead to various immunological, infective, and coincidental complications. Inoculation of human papillomavirus leading to development of verruca is an uncommon complication of tattoos. The present report highlights the development of verruca vulgaris, developing after 2 years of tattooing in a young male.

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