Department of Dermatology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Department of Dermatology, 'Victor Babes' Clinical Hospital for Infectious Diseases, 030303 Bucharest, Romania.
Medicina (Kaunas). 2022 Feb 23;58(3):342. doi: 10.3390/medicina58030342.
Since ancient times, people have tattooed their skin for various reasons. In the past, tattoos were associated with low social status; nowadays, tattoos are very popular and are considered a form of art. However, tattoos are associated with various clinical problems, including immune reactions, inflammatory disorders, infections, and even skin cancer. Epidemiological and clinical data of infections on tattoos are scarce. Tattoo-related infections are mostly bacterial; only a few localized viral infections have been reported so far and are caused by molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV), human papillomavirus (HPV), and herpes simplex virus (HSV). In most cases, the lesions were strictly confined to the area of the tattoo. In this review, we have analysed reported cases of viral infections localized on tattoos and discussed the possible mechanisms involved in the occurrence of these infections.
自古以来，人们出于各种原因在自己的皮肤上纹身。过去，纹身与社会地位低下有关；如今，纹身非常流行，被视为一种艺术形式。然而，纹身与各种临床问题有关，包括免疫反应、炎症性疾病、感染，甚至皮肤癌。有关纹身感染的流行病学和临床数据很少。与纹身相关的感染大多是细菌感染；迄今为止，仅报道了少数局部病毒感染，由传染性软疣病毒（MCV）、人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）和单纯疱疹病毒（HSV）引起。在大多数情况下，病变严格局限于纹身部位。在这篇综述中，我们分析了报告的局部纹身病毒感染病例，并讨论了这些感染发生的可能机制。
