TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 101. Body ART
A1  - Laumann, Anne
A2  - Goldsmith, Lowell A.
A2  - Katz, Stephen I.
A2  - Gilchrest, Barbara A.
A2  - Paller, Amy S.
A2  - Leffell, David J.
A2  - Wolff, Klaus
PY  - 2012
T2  - Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e
AB  - |PrintBody  ART  at  a  GlanceTattoos  are  common:  24%  of  the  US  18-  to  50-year-olds  in  2004,  equal  numbers  of  men  and  women.Tattooing  medical  complications  are  rare:  mainly  related  to  pigment  ingredients,  but  include  viral,  bacterial,  fungal,  and  transfusion-transmitted  diseases.Tattoo  social  associations  and  difficulties  are  significant.Piercing:  soft  earlobes  37%  and  body  piercing  excluding  the  soft  earlobe  14%  of  the  US  18-  to  50-year-olds  in  2004,  mainly  women;  46%  of  women  aged  16–24  in  the  United  Kingdom  in  2005.  Body  piercing  fashion  started  in  the  late  1980s.Piercing  medical  complications  are  common:  metal-induced  contact  allergic  dermatitis,  broken  teeth,  anesthetic  risks,  and  infections  of  all  types.The  relationship  of  body  art  to  hepatitis  is  unclear.  
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CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/20
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56053644
ER  -