Motorcycling can be dangerous: verrucous lichenoid reaction to a tattoo

Abstract

Abstract Tattooing one’s body is currently a common practice worldwide; however, it is not risk-free. This is a case of a patient who tattooed himself motivated by his passion for motorcycles and then developed an exuberant lichenoid reaction to the red pigment used in the tattoo, with the appearance of verrucous lesions. Despite the lack of response to treatment, he states that he would tattoo his own skin again.

Keywords

• Allergic reaction
• Lichenoid eruptions
• Tattooing