Jonathan Stuart Crane, DO

Articles by Jonathan Stuart Crane, DO

A 56-year-old man presented with pruritic, raised plaques with crusting and occasional weeping in tattoos he had acquired a few months earlier. The lesions were confined to the red and blue pigmented areas only, which suggested a contact dermatitis to the metal in the tattoo ink.

An 18-year-old girl presented with a red, scaly rash on her cheeks that had been scabbing over, peeling, and draining. She had had similar reactions to earrings and inexpensive jewelry. The appearance of the rash coincided with the use of a new cell phone.

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