“Rare Tattoo-Related Infection” (image Health Department)
The reddish-purple rash, seemingly woven into the tattoo on a 20-year-old New Yorker’s forearm, was strange enough to have doctors scratching their heads.
This trail began when the man received a tattoo in Rochester, N.Y. in October 2011. A short while later, he noticed the raised, bumpy rash. He called his primary care physician.
