A Peculiar Case of Allergic Granulomatous Reaction to Red Pigment: A Tattoo Touch-Up Treated Surgically

Allergies (Jul 2021)

Affiliations

Antonella Tammaro: NESMOS Dermatology Department, Sapienza University of Rome, 00189 Rome, Italy
Ganiyat Adenike Ralitsa Adebanjo: NESMOS Dermatology Department, Sapienza University of Rome, 00189 Rome, Italy
Francesca Magri: NESMOS Dermatology Department, Sapienza University of Rome, 00189 Rome, Italy
Camilla Chello: NESMOS Dermatology Department, Sapienza University of Rome, 00189 Rome, Italy
Chiara Iacovino: NESMOS Dermatology Department, Sapienza University of Rome, 00189 Rome, Italy
Francesca Romana Parisella: Department of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
Alessandro Capalbo: NESMOS Dermatology Department, Sapienza University of Rome, 00189 Rome, Italy
Fabiola Luzi: NESMOS Dermatology Department, Sapienza University of Rome, 00189 Rome, Italy
Gabriella De Marco: NESMOS Dermatology Department, Sapienza University of Rome, 00189 Rome, Italy

Abstract

This case report describes a 50-year-old woman who developed an allergic granulomatous reaction after a tattoo touch-up.