Medical and surgical therapies for keloids

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 212-218

  Kelly, A Paul ^a  

^a KING DREW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

5 fluorouracil; Corticosteroids; Excision; Imiquimod; Interferon; Keloids

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2B INTERFERON; BLEOMYCIN; CLOBETASOL; COLCHICINE; CYCLOSPORIN; EMLA; FLUDROXYCORTIDE; FLUOROURACIL; IMIQUIMOD; INTERFERON; METHOTREXATE; PENICILLAMINE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; RELAXIN; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; VERAPAMIL; ZINC;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYOSURGERY; DRUG INDICATION; HUMAN; KELOID; LASER SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SKIN IRRITATION; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AMINOQUINOLINES; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INTERFERONS; KELOID;

EID: 2442655265     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1396-0296.2004.04022.x     Document Type: Review

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