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. 2025 Mar 4;13(3):e70291.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.70291. eCollection 2025 Mar.

Tattoo Reaction in a Patient With Systemic Sarcoidosis

Cindy Puga  1 , Noah Wick  2 , Jennifer Strouse  3
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Tattoo Reaction in a Patient With Systemic Sarcoidosis

Cindy Puga et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Papulo-nodular tattoo reactions can be a key diagnostic clue to an underlying diagnosis of sarcoidosis. Identification of such reactions may justify evaluation by rheumatology to assess for systemic manifestations.

Keywords: Löfgren syndrome; erythema nodosum; sarcoidosis; tattoo.

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FIGURE 1
Erythema nodosum.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Raised tattoo at diagnosis (A) and with resolution (B).
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3
Chest x‐ray with hilar adenopathy.
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