EH93.1
Foreign body reaction to inorganic matter in the skin
Reação de corpo estranho a matéria inorgânica na pele
CategoryDefinition
A usually granulomatous, often sarcoidal reaction to the presence in the skin of inorganic foreign material which cannot be degraded or eliminated. Responsible agents include tattoo pigment, suture materials, silica, zirconium, aluminium, paraffin, and silicone.
Index Terms
Foreign body reaction to inorganic matter in the skinSilica granulomaForeign body granuloma due to silicaTalc granulomaCutaneous suture granulomaSuture granuloma, skinStitch granuloma, skinOleogranulomaLipogranulomaParaffinoma