Are metals involved in tattoo-related hypersensitivity reactions? A case report.

Christa de CuyperEvelyne LodewickInes SchreiverBernhard HesseChristian SeimHiram Castillo-MichelPeter LauxAndreas Luch

Published in: Contact dermatitis (2017)

The patient's hypersensitivity reaction and its spontaneous remission after removal of the implants indicate that Ti, possibly along with some of the other metals detected, could have played a major role in this particular case of tattoo-related allergy.

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