Infected tattoo

Pustular rash caused by Mycobacterium haemophilum confined to the tattooed region of the forearm. Photograph taken in October 2009, two months after tattooing.

Reproduced from: Kay MK, Perti TR, Duchin JS. Tattoo-associated Mycobacterium haemophilum skin infection in immunocompetent adult, 2009. Emerg Infect Dis 2011; 17:1734.

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