Case Report: Tattoo sarcoidosis with epithelioid cell granuloma positive for Propionibacterium acnes
The pathogenesis of tattoo sarcoidosis remains unknown, although an immune response to tattoo pigments has been suspected. However, there is a theory that <i>P. acnes</i> is the causative agent of sarcoidosis. In the present case, the detection of <i>P. acnes</i> within the epithelioid cell granuloma suggests that the bacterium may play a role in the etiology of tattoo sarcoidosis.
Authors
- Kimitaka Akaike (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7714-1552)
- Yuiko Masuda
- Hidenori Ichiyasu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1773-8485)
- Hiroko Okabayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1404-6830)
- Aiko Masunaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2490-9409)
- Kenichi Ohashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1836-1763)
- Takuro Sakagami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9057-1127)
- Shohei Hamada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5478-6334)
Institutions
- Kumamoto University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1552114
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Tattoo and Body Piercing Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 16.49