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Case Reports
. 2019 Mar 1;5(3):274-276.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.01.017. eCollection 2019 Mar.

Seborrheic keratosis-like lesions localized to tattoo

Joshua R Bakke  1 , Stacy L McMurray  1 , Aurora S H Peck  1 , Kristopher R Fisher  1 , Stephen K Tyring  2 , Peter L Rady  2 , Tejesh S Patel  1 , Allison Jones  1
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Case Reports

Seborrheic keratosis-like lesions localized to tattoo

Joshua R Bakke et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: HPV, human papilloma virus; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; SK, seborrheic keratoses; human papilloma virus; seborrheic keratoses; tattoo.

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Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1
Skin-colored papules localized primarily, but not exclusively, to areas of black ink tattoo.
Fig 2
Fig 2
Acanthotic epidermal proliferation with slight papillomatosis, few early horn cysts, and tattoo pigment in the dermis. (Hematoxylin-eosin stain; original magnification: ×4.)
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