Acquired verruciform epidermodysplasia on a tattoo was successfully treated with photodynamic therapy

•PDT has been effective in the treatment of a verruciform epidermodysplasia over a tattoo.•PDT allows preserve the integrity of the tattoo design.•PDT could be considered the treatment of choice in EV lesions located over tattoos. We present a 44-year-old man with multiple flat papules over a tattoo...

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Published in:Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy 2021-06, Vol.34, p.102217-102217, Article 102217
Main Authors: Gracia-Darder, Inés, Montis Palos, Maria Concepción, Ramos, Daniel, Saus, Carlos, Escalas Taberner, Juan, Del Pozo Hernando, Luis Javier
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Flat wart
Photodynamic therapy
Tattoo complication
Tattoo infection
Verruciform epidermodysplasia
Viral wart
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Summary:•PDT has been effective in the treatment of a verruciform epidermodysplasia over a tattoo.•PDT allows preserve the integrity of the tattoo design.•PDT could be considered the treatment of choice in EV lesions located over tattoos. We present a 44-year-old man with multiple flat papules over a tattoo, diagnosed with acquired verruciform epidermodysplasia (EV). The lesions completely disappeared after 3 sessions of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with topical methyl aminolevulinate. PDT could be considered a treatment of choice in human papillomavirus lesions located over tattoos since it resolves the lesions while preserving the integrity of the design.
ISSN:1572-1000
1873-1597
DOI:10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102217