Winnie the Pooh and psoriasis too: an isomorphic response of guttate psoriasis in a tattoo

Kyle L Horner; Andy J Chien; Monica Edenholm; Robin L Hornung

doi:10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00445.x

Winnie the Pooh and psoriasis too: an isomorphic response of guttate psoriasis in a tattoo

Pediatr Dermatol. 2007 Sep-Oct;24(5):E70-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00445.x.

Authors

Kyle L Horner¹, Andy J Chien, Monica Edenholm, Robin L Hornung

Affiliation

¹ Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA.

PMID: 17958785
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00445.x

Abstract

Since Koebner's first observance of the isomorphic response of psoriasis in a tattoo in 1872, a paucity of written reports has appeared in the literature describing this phenomenon, although it appears to be common knowledge among dermatologists. We report a strep-induced guttate psoriasis isomorphic response in a Winnie the Pooh tattoo in a 19-year-old.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Amoxicillin / therapeutic use
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Calcitriol / analogs & derivatives
Calcitriol / therapeutic use
Dermatologic Agents / therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Penicillins / therapeutic use
Psoriasis / drug therapy
Psoriasis / microbiology*
Psoriasis / pathology*
Recurrence
Streptococcal Infections / complications*
Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy
Tattooing*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Dermatologic Agents
Penicillins
calcipotriene
Amoxicillin
Calcitriol