Keloids: An old problem still searching for a solution

Surgical Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 2-7

  Olabanji, J Kayode ^a   Onayemi, Olaniyi ^a   Olasode, Olayinka A ^a   Lawal, O Abdul Razzaq ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Future trends; Keloids; Pathophysiology; Racial susceptibility; Treatment modalities

Indexed keywords

3 AMINOPROPIONITRILE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ALPHA2B INTERFERON; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIPRURITIC AGENT; ASIATICOSIDE; BLEOMYCIN; CHLORMETHINE; COLCHICINE DERIVATIVE; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXTRAN SULFATE; FLUOROURACIL; GAMMA INTERFERON; HYALURONIDASE; HYDROQUINONE DERIVATIVE; IMIQUIMOD; INTERFERON; MANNOSE 6 PHOSPHATE; METHOTREXATE; PENICILLAMINE; PEPSIN A; RETINOIC ACID; SILICON; SNAKE VENOM; STEROID; THIOTEPA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA ANTIBODY; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA3; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; VERAPAMIL; ZINC OXIDE;

ABSCESS; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEPIGMENTATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; INFECTION; IRRADIATION; KELOID; LASER SURGERY; NEGRO; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SKIN ATROPHY; SLEEP DISORDER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TELANGIECTASIA; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 21644452545     PISSN: 17441625     EISSN: 17441633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1633.2005.00226.x     Document Type: Review

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