Tattoo-associated uveitis

• Published in: Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi Vol. 27; no. 3; p. 222.e1
• Main Authors: Mak, C Y, Ho, M, Chan, A Z, Iu, L P L, Cheung, C M T, Brelen, M E, Choi, P C L, Young, A L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Hong Kong Academy of Medicine 01.06.2021
• Subjects: Biopsy; Granulomas; Hospitals; Humans; Sarcoidosis; Skin; Steroids; Tattooing - adverse effects; Tattoos; Uveitis - etiology; Hong Kong China; United Kingdom > UK; China; Wales

Systemic sarcoidosis, a rare disease in Asians, can occasionally cause tattoo granuloma and uveitis.1 Tattoo-associated uveitis without systemic sarcoidosis is a rare entity first described in a case series half a century ago.2 The disease is characterised by recurrent episodes of uveitis in conjunc...