Catalog
Foreign body reaction to inorganic matter in the skin
Link to WHO Definition
Foreign body reaction to inorganic matter in the skin – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/316575662
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.