AUTHOR=Nie Shu , Li Ke , Gao Chuang , Yin Na , Chen Zile , Wu Zhouwei 

TITLE=Eyebrow tattoo-associated sarcoidosis: A case report

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Medicine

VOLUME=Volume 9 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.1009135

DOI=10.3389/fmed.2022.1009135

ISSN=2296-858X

ABSTRACT=Cutaneous sarcoidosis can manifest in permanent makeup (PMU) such as tattooed eyebrows. Following a tattoo in the same area, a 41-year-old Chinese woman developed yellow-brown plaques in her eyebrows for several months. In accordance with the dermatopathological examination, it revealed non-caseating granulomas consistent with cutaneous sarcoidosis. For months, topical corticosteroids were applied with little effect. Furthermore, a physical evaluation of the patient revealed no apparent involvement of other body organs except bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy with few diffuse reticulonodular opacities. On the basis of fully informed consent, the patient agreed to a six-month initial follow-up to avoid unnecessary PMU.