Mercury-Cadmium Sensitivity in Tattoos
Authors: NORMAN GOLDSTEIN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1967)

Article1 November 1967Mercury-Cadmium Sensitivity in TattoosA Photoallergic Reaction in Red PigmentNORMAN GOLDSTEINNORMAN GOLDSTEINAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-67-5-984 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSyphilis is usually transmitted by sexual contact, fortunately or unfortunately. Leprosy may be transmitted to a susceptible individual by still-undetermined means. Serum hepatitis is occasionally an extra gift to the recipient of a blood transfusion. Syphilis, leprosy, and hepatitis have also been transmitted by the needles of tattoo "artists." Several excellent reviews have described these and other medical complications of tattoos (1-3).Allergic reactions to the pigments in tattoos are rare but have been documented; the most frequent color is red, which is usually mercuric sulfide (cinnabar). 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From the Dermatology Service, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii.This study was presented at the 48th Annual Session of the American College of Physicians, April 10, 1967, San Francisco, Calif.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Norman Goldstein, M.D., The Medical Group, 1133 Punchbowl St., Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTattoo: Ancient art and current problemsEvaluation of phototoxicity of tattoo pigments using the 3 T3 neutral red uptake phototoxicity test and a 3D human reconstructed skin modelLichenoid Reaction Pattern with Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia – A Rare Tattoo Reaction: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureMetal Allergy: MercuryAllergic Reactions to Pigments, Metals, and More? 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Complications from TattoosVII. Histologic Reactions in TattoosReactions to red tattoosSarcoidosis presenting in tattoosSuperficial melanoma in a tattooMALIGNANT MELANOMA DEVELOPING IN A TATTOOThe Case of the Itching TattooJ. R. E. 1 November 1967Volume 67, Issue 5Page: 984-989KeywordsAllergy and immunologyBlood transfusionCadmiumDermatologyDrug research and developmentHepatitisHepatitis ALeprosyResearch laboratoriesSyphilis Issue Published: 1 November 1967 PDF downloadLoading ...