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- Title
Successful Treatment of Tattoo-Induced Pseudolymphoma with Sequential Ablative Fractional Resurfacing Followed by Q-Switched Nd: YAG 532 nm Laser.
- Authors
Tan Siyun Lucinda; Oon Hwee Boon Hazel; Lee Siong See Joyce; Chua Sze Hon
- Abstract
Decorative tattooing has been linked with a range of complications, with pseudolymphoma being unusual and challenging to manage. We report a case of tattoo-induced pseudolymphoma, who failed treatment with potent topical and intralesional steroids. She responded well to sequential treatment with ablative fractional resurfacing (AFR) followed by Q-Switched (QS) Nd:YAG 532 nm laser. Interestingly, we managed to document the clearance of her tattoo pigments after laser treatments on histology and would like to highlight the use of special stains such as the Grocotts Methenamine Silver (GMS) stain as a useful method to assess the presence of tattoo pigment in cases where dense inflammatory infiltrates are present.
- Subjects
STEROIDS; Q-switched lasers; PIGMENTS; METHENAMINE; HISTOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Cutaneous & Aesthetic Surgery, 2013, Vol 6, Issue 4, p226
- ISSN
0974-2077
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/0974-2077.123412