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I read, with keen interest, the CMAJ article “Tattoo reactions as a sign of sarcoidosis,” which described granulomatous tattoo reaction in a patient with systemic sarcoidosis. Tattoo sarcoidosis has been known for more than half a century, although only a few cases have been described. One hypothesis is that this may be a “pigment-induced disease.” Tattoo pigments may provide chronic antigenic ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Medical Association Journal
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0820-3946,1488-2329
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.112-2030