Tattoo
Conditions
Keywords
lymphatic vessels, indocyanin green, near infra red fluorescence lymphatic imaging, tattoo
Brief summary
The number of tattooed people is increasing and some complications secondary to tattoos suggest that the lymphatic vascular system might be implicated in their pathogenesis. Abnormalities have been described at the level of the lymph nodes draining the tattooed areas but nothing was reported about the lymphatic vessels under tattoos. This is the aim of the present work.
Detailed description
19 subjects with 20 tattooed skin surfaces were enrolled after written informed consent and the lymphvascular drainage under the tattooed surface was studied using one near infrared camera device after one intradermal injection of Indocyanine Green.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTnear infra red fluorescence lymphatic imaging
ICG (0.2 ml from 25mg of ICG diluted by 5.0 ml of aqua ad injectabilia) was injected intradermally at the basis of the tattooed cutaneous area and at one point chosen so that the tracer had to flow under this area directly towards the root of the limb
Sponsors
Haute Ecole Bruxelles-Brabant
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
* presence of one tattoo at the level of one limb * written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
1. History of iodine allergy or anaphylactic reactions to insect bites or medication; 2. Hyperthyroidism; 3. Severe cardiac or pulmonary disease; 4. Significant renal failure (creatinine \> 400 μmol/l); 5. Pregnancy; 6. any known disease of the skin (such as psoriasis); 7. any disease known to affect the cutaneous tissues (such as diabetes); 8. any previous operation and/or trauma at the level of tattooed limb; 9. familial history of lower limb edemas: 10. skin infection after the tattoo
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| normal or abnormal lympho-vascular drainage | imagings were performed directly after the injection (duration 3 minutes) | The following pictures were considered as normal \- lymphatic vessels are well seen and drainage is fast spontaneously |
Countries
Belgium
Outcome results
None listed