Osteoma Cutis: An Adverse Event Following Tattoo Placement

Pallavi Basu; Christof P Erickson; Antoanella Calame; Philip R Cohen

doi:10.7759/cureus.4323

Osteoma Cutis: An Adverse Event Following Tattoo Placement

Cureus. 2019 Mar 26;11(3):e4323. doi: 10.7759/cureus.4323.

Authors

Pallavi Basu¹, Christof P Erickson², Antoanella Calame², Philip R Cohen³

Affiliations

¹ Dermatology, University of California, San Diego, USA.
² Dermatology, Compass Dermatopathology, San Diego, USA.
³ Dermatology, San Diego Family Dermatology, National City, USA.

Abstract

Osteoma cutis can occur as a primary or secondary cutaneous lesion. Isolated lesions of perforating osteoma cutis are uncommon and can present with varying clinical features. Adverse events that can occur following placement of a tattoo include benign and malignant neoplasms, dermatoses, infections, and miscellaneous complications. We present a case of a man who developed perforating osteoma cutis within a tattoo and propose that osteoma cutis be included among the list of adverse events that can occur in individuals who obtain a tattoo.

Keywords: acquired; adverse; cutis; deposition; event; osteoma; perforating; tattoo.

Publication types

Case Reports