RT Book, Section
A1 Jackson, Edward A.
A1 Usatine, Richard P.
A2 Usatine, Richard P.
A2 Sabella, Camille
A2 Smith, Mindy Ann
A2 Mayeaux, E.J.
A2 Chumley, Heidi S.
A2 Appachi, Elumalai
SR Print(0)
ID 1114873555
T1 Complications of Tattoos and Piercings
T2 The Color Atlas of Pediatrics
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-176701-9
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1114873555
RD 2024/04/24
AB A  teenager  presents  with  itching  and  swelling  along  the  area  of  a  recent  tattoo  on  the  lower  leg.  She  notes  that  the  area  has  become  swollen  and  is  itching  and  draining  (Figure  81-1).  On  examination  there  is  swelling  over  the  areas  of  red  dye  usage.  The  pediatrician  recognized  this  as  an  allergy  to  the  red  dye  and  noted  that  there  were  signs  of  excoriations  and  some  crusting.  This  was  secondary  to  the  scratching  that  broke  the  skin  and  allowed  for  a  secondary  infection  to  begin.  The  physician  treated  the  secondary  infection  with  oral  cephalexin  and  referred  the  patient  to  dermatology  for  consideration  of  intralesional  steroid  treatment  of  the  red  dye  allergy.