Foreign body reaction to inorganic matter in the skin
Definition
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.
Also indexed as
Cutaneous suture granulomaForeign body granuloma due to silicaForeign body reaction to inorganic matter in the skinLipogranulomaOleogranulomaParaffinomaSilica granulomaStitch granuloma, skinSuture granuloma, skinTalc granuloma
Nearby in Dermatoses due to foreign bodies in the skin