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Infected Tattoo in a Patient With Diabetes

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This patient with type 1 diabetes noted a painful erosion at the site of tattoo she had gotten several days earlier. What's the most likely cause?

This patient with type 1 diabetes noted a painful erosion at the site of tattoo she had gotten several days earlier.

What's the most likely cause?

Staphylococcus aureus cellulitis
Candida infection
Diabetic dermopathy
Diabetic blisters (Bullosis diabeticorum)
Allergic reaction to the dye in the tattoo
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