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Risk factors associated with the progression from keloids to severe keloids
Chinese Medical Journal, 2022 . Background:. Keloids are benign fibrous growths that are caused by excessive tissue build-up. Severe keloids exert more significant effects on patients’ quality of life than do mild keloids.
Ruolin Liu +7 more
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Over 90% of Childhood BCG Vaccine-Induced Keloids in Japan Occur in Women
Dermatology and Therapy, 2023 Introduction Keloids are a fibroproliferative, multifactorial, cutaneous disorder whose pathophysiology is not completely understood. Various factors such as high blood pressure, pregnancy, female gender, mechanical tension of local sites, and prolonged ...
Chikage Noishiki +3 more
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The Keloid Disorder: Heterogeneity, Histopathology, Mechanisms and Models
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2020 Keloids constitute an abnormal fibroproliferative wound healing response in which raised scar tissue grows excessively and invasively beyond the original wound borders.
Grace C Limandjaja +2 more
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Sex Differences in Keloidogenesis: An Analysis of 1659 Keloid Patients in Japan
Dermatology and Therapy, 2019 Introduction Keloids are a cutaneous fibroproliferative disorder. Despite the fact that keloids are relatively common lesions, the statistics of patient with keloids especially sex difference remain unknown.
Rei Ogawa
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Case series of keloid wedge resection in the ear: a focus on aesthetic aspects [PDF]
Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2022 Keloid scars may cause a range of symptoms and aesthetic problems. The ear is one of the most frequent sites of keloids, and the earlobe and ear helix account for more than 80% of ear keloids.
Sihyun Yoon +2 more
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Risk of cancer development in patients with keloids
Scientific Reports, 2021 Keloid is a skin disease characterized by exaggerated scar formation, excessive fibroblast proliferation, and excessive collagen deposition. Cancers commonly arise from a fibrotic microenvironment; e.g., hepatoma arises from liver cirrhosis, and oral ...
Ying-Yi Lu +7 more
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International Journal of Women's Dermatology, 2023 Background:. Keloids are disfiguring benign scars that develop due to an exaggerated response to cutaneous wound healing, growing beyond the boundaries of the cutaneous insult into normal, previously uninvolved skin. The association of keloids with other
Pooja Marella, BA +1 more
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Natural History of Keloids: A Sociodemographic Analysis Using Structured and Unstructured Data
Dermatology and Therapy, 2023 Introduction Keloids are lesions characterized by the growth of dense fibrous tissue extending beyond original wound boundaries. Research into the natural history of keloids and potential differences by sociodemographic factors in the USA is limited ...
Anna Swenson +8 more
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Hemodynamics and Vascular Histology of Keloid Tissues and Anatomy of Nearby Blood Vessels
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2022 Background:. Keloids are red‚ invasive scars that are driven by chronic inflammation in the reticular dermis. The role of blood vessels in keloid behavior remains poorly understood.
Shigeyoshi Eura, MD +8 more
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The association between keloid and osteoporosis: real-world evidence
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021 Background Keloids are characterized by disturbance of fibroblast proliferation and apoptosis, deposition of collagen, and upregulation of dermal inflammation cells.
Chun-Ching Lu +5 more
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