Tattoo and Body Piercing Complications

OBJECTIVE: To provide comprehensive information on key issues concerning colonic tattooing with India ink in reported literature. METHODS: A total of 735 citations on India ink alone were present in the English literature (1966-1995), including 16 on India ink and colonic tattooing. Nine major studies were identified…

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• AHMET RÜÇHAN AKAR

BACKGROUND: Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a distressing and impairing preoccupation with a slight or imagined defect in appearance. There are few reports on the prevalence of BDD in the Turkish population. AIM: To investigate the frequency of BDD in dermatology settings, and to compare the results from cosmetic de…

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• AYHAN PEKTAŞ

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• ALPAGAN MUSTAFA YILDIRIM

BACKGROUND: Doxycycline is the most effective antibiotic for managing brucellosis. Although it is relatively free from side effects, complications involving the skin, nails and teeth may rarely be encountered. METHODS: Four patients with brucellosis developed yellow-brown discolouration of teeth following a 30-45 day…

• ERGİN AYAŞLIOĞLU AÇIKGÖZ

BACKGROUND: Mastocytosis is a disorder characterized by the accumulation of mast cells in various organs, most commonly in the skin. Cutaneous mastocytosis (CM) can be classified as nodular CM with solitary or multiple lesions, diffuse CM (erythroderma), and maculopapular CM including the papular/plaque variant, urtic…

• HATİCE ŞANLI

BACKGROUND: Mastocytosis is a disorder characterized by the accumulation of mast cells in various organs, most commonly in the skin. Cutaneous mastocytosis (CM) can be classified as nodular CM with solitary or multiple lesions, diffuse CM (erythroderma), and maculopapular CM including the papular/plaque variant, urtic…

• BENGÜ NİSA AKAY

OBJECTIVE: The prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) is unidentified. We hypothesised that BDD would be more common than realised in patients with BPD and comorbidity with BDD would result in a more severe clinical profile. Also, childhood trauma may play a…

• ÜMİT BAŞAR SEMİZ

INTRODUCTION: Delusional parasitosis (DP) is a rare delusional disorder in which patients believe that they are infected with parasites, worms, insects, or bacteria. Antipsychotics are the preferred treatment in these patients. METHOD: Case series in which we summarize six patients with DP treated with atypical antips…

High Resolution Image Download MS PowerPoint Slide Tattoo application is widely performed all over the world; however, injection of coloring substances into the skin as metals may pose a risk for allergies and other skin inflammations and systemic diseases. In this context, tattoo inks in green, black, and red colors…

• ÖZLEM SÖĞÜT

High Resolution Image Download MS PowerPoint Slide Tattoo application is widely performed all over the world; however, injection of coloring substances into the skin as metals may pose a risk for allergies and other skin inflammations and systemic diseases. In this context, tattoo inks in green, black, and red colors…

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