Case Reports
Vol. 7 No. 1 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2015.5816

Severe scratcher-reaction: an unknown health hazard?

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Received: 17 January 2015
Accepted: 19 March 2015
Published: 27 March 2015
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tattoo, ink, home kit, exfoliative dermatitis, impetigo

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Carsten Sauer Mikkelsen
c.s.mikkelsen@hotmail.com
Private Practice, Broenderslev, Denmark.
Helene Ringe Holmgren
Private Practice, Frederikshavn, Denmark.
Kristian Bakke Arvesen
Department of Dermatovenereology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
Reem Dina Jarjis
Department of Plastic Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark.
Gudjon Leifur Gunnarsson
Department of Plastic Surgery, Telemark Hospital, Skien, Norway.
Tattoos are well known to cause skin problems and the number of reported adverse reactions after tattooing has increased. Illegally imported tattoo ink is unrestrained and can contain unknown ingredients and contamination thereby posing a serious health hazard. We present a case illustrating the risk of pronounced phototoxic allergic reaction and other severe complications after using home kit tattoo ink.

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Mikkelsen CS, Holmgren HR, Arvesen KB, Jarjis RD, Gunnarsson GL. Severe scratcher-reaction: an unknown health hazard?. Dermatol Reports [Internet]. 2015 Mar. 27 [cited 2026 Apr. 18];7(1). Available from: https://journals.pagepress.net/dr/article/view/5816