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I have suddenly developed.a rash on my tattoos. just the colour ones actually. why would this happen? i have had the tattoos for a long time, years.
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Tattoo Dye Reaction: In addition to the transmission of infectious disease, reactions to tattoo pigments have also been described. These reactions include acute inflammatory reaction; allergic hypersensitivity; and granulomatous, lichenoid, and pseudolymphomatous types of histopathologic reactions. Localization of skin disease in tattoos has also been shown. This can occur years after having a tattoo.
Answered 10/10/2017
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