Tangential excision and skin grafting for sever chronic ulcerative allergic reaction to tattoo pigment. A case report and review of literature in the context of a European ban on coloured pigment tattoos

Published Date: 04th May 2022

Publication Authors: Wahal A, Cappuyns L, Stubbington Y, Gurusinghe D, Shokrollahi K

Poster presentation for the BBA Annual Meeting, May 2022. Full conference programme available here: https://www.britishburnassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/BBA-Bristol-4-6.5.22-Full-Programme-.pdf

Introduction
Tattooing is used in both recreationally and for scar management including burn patients to disguise burn scar knowledge about the clinical spectrum, pathogenesis and treatment of complications from this practice is limited. This prompted ECHA (European chemical agency) to ban coloured pigments for use in tattooing • Case reports of Laser tattoo removal itself initiating local and more widespread allergic reactions

Aim

• Share our experience with a severe case of chronic ulceration from granulomatous reaction to red tattoo pigment managed successfully with tangential excision and split skin grafting.
• Provide perspectives on the ECHA coloured pigment ban along with literature review.

 

Wahal,A; Cappuyns, L; Y Stubbington, Y; Gurusinghe, D; Shokrollahi, K. (2022). Tangential excision and skin grafting for sever chronic ulcerative allergic reaction to tattoo pigment. A case report and review of literature in the context of a European ban on coloured pigment tattoos. Conference poster from British Burns Association Annual Meeting, 4th-6th May 2022.

 

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