Sarcoidal granulomatous reaction due to tattoos: report of two cases

Sarcoidal granulomatous reaction due to tattoos: report of two cases*

Numerous infectious, inflammatory and neoplastic complications secondary to tattoo placement have been reported in the literature. Within inflammatory complications sarcoidal granulomatous reactions have been described. We report two cases, a 55-year-old woman with yellowish infiltrated plaques on bilateral ciliary region, 16 years after the placement of a permanent tattoo in the eyebrows, and ...

Lichenoid and granulomatous dermatitis: Report of two cases from Iran

Lichenoid and granulomatous dermatitis is a new entity which is histologically defined by a band like lymphocytic infiltration in the upper portion of the dermis with obscuring the dermoepidermal junction and accompanied by basal layer degeneration and granulomatous inflammation. Herein, we presented two Iranian women with similar cutaneous and histopathologic findings. Both patients had asympt...

Granulomatous lobular mastitis as a rare cause of Erythema Nodosum: Report of two cases

Granulomatous lobular mastitis (GLM) is a rare and benign condition of unknown etiology, which has been described recently. It primary affects young parous women and usually presents with a unilateral and extra-areolar breast mass. The condition may clinically mimic breast cancer, sometimes leading to misdiagnosis resulting in unnecessary breast surgery.We report two ca...

Specific (granulomatous) oral lesions of sarcoidosis: report of two cases.

Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic granulomatous disease of unknown aetiology that usually presents with bilateral hiliar adenopathies, pulmonary infiltrations, and ocular and cutaneous lesions. The specific cutaneous lesions, or granulomatous, are produced in from 9% to 37% of patients with systemic sarcoidosis. Nevertheless, few patients have been described having specific lesions from sarcoidosi...

Melanoma on tattoos: two Finnish cases.