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Case Reports
. 2010 Jun 15;182(9):E382.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.091480. Epub 2010 May 3.

A three-dimensional tattoo: molluscum contagiosum

Vincenzo De Giorgi  1 , Marta Grazzini, Torello Lotti
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Case Reports

A three-dimensional tattoo: molluscum contagiosum

Vincenzo De Giorgi et al. CMAJ. .
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(A) Skin-coloured papular lesions that are umbilicated and shiny, localized on the arm of a 30-year-old man, along the lines of a recent tattoo. (B) Microscopic view of a skin biopsy specimen (original magnification × 10) showing a crateriform-like appearance with keratinocytes containing characteristic eosinophilic inclusion bodies (asterisks) due to poxvirus infection. Depositions of black pigment are seen in the superficial dermis.
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