"Tattooing" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The indelible marking of TISSUES, primarily SKIN, by pricking it with NEEDLES to imbed various COLORING AGENTS. Tattooing of the CORNEA is done to colorize LEUKOMA spots.
| Descriptor ID |
D013653
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.218.085.840 E04.085.840
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tattooing" by people in Profiles.
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Respecting the Art of Medicine: Wide Local Excision of Melanoma Within a Tattoo Sleeve. Dermatol Surg. 2024 Mar 01; 50(3):290-291.
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Do Not Mess With Tattoos? Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Basal Cell Carcinoma Within the State of Texas. Dermatol Surg. 2021 09 01; 47(9):1273-1275.
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Tattoo Recognition in Screening for Victims of Human Trafficking. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2018 10; 206(10):824-827.
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Chagas Disease Knowledge and Risk Behaviors of the Homeless Population in Houston, TX. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2018 04; 5(2):229-234.
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Verrucous eyebrows: a cutaneous manifestation of a systemic disease. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2017 Oct; 31(10):e430-e432.
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Systemic sarcoidosis first manifesting in a tattoo in the setting of immune checkpoint inhibition. BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Oct 26; 2016.
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Single-stage nipple-areolar complex reconstruction technique, outcomes, and patient satisfaction. Ann Plast Surg. 2014 Nov; 73(5):492-7.
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Images in clinical medicine. Tattoos and sarcoidosis. N Engl J Med. 2014 Jun 05; 370(23):e34.
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Breast reduction in gigantomastia using the posterosuperior pedicle: an alternative technique, based on preservation of the anterior intercostal artery perforators. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 Jan; 125(1):32-43.
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Comparison of treatment options for a Monsel tattoo. Arch Dermatol. 2007 Nov; 143(11):1452-3.