"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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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tattooing" by people in Profiles.
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Cunningham ET, Dunn JP, Smit DP, Zierhut M. Tattoo-Associated Uveitis. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2021 07 04; 29(5):835-837.
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Adam MK, Rahimy E, Dunn JP. Tattoo-associated uveitis. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015 Apr; 133(4):e144543.
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Ostheimer TA, Burkholder BM, Leung TG, Butler NJ, Dunn JP, Thorne JE. Tattoo-associated uveitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2014 Sep; 158(3):637-43.e1.
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Kennedy BS, Bedard B, Younge M, Tuttle D, Ammerman E, Ricci J, Doniger AS, Escuyer VE, Mitchell K, Noble-Wang JA, O'Connell HA, Lanier WA, Katz LM, Betts RF, Mercurio MG, Scott GA, Lewis MA, Goldgeier MH. Outbreak of Mycobacterium chelonae infection associated with tattoo ink. N Engl J Med. 2012 Sep 13; 367(11):1020-4.
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Wittmann-Price RA, Gittings KK, Collins KM. Nurses and body art: What's your perception? Nursing. 2012 Jun; 42(6):62-4.
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Karp JK, King KE. International variation in volunteer whole blood donor eligibility criteria. Transfusion. 2010 Feb; 50(2):507-13.
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Selekman J. A new era of body decoration: what are kids doing to their bodies? Pediatr Nurs. 2003 Jan-Feb; 29(1):77-9.