Successful treatment of earlobe keloids in the pediatric population

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 286-288

  Hamrick, Miller ^a   Boswell, William ^a   Carney, David ^a  

^a MEMORIAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha 2 macroglobulin; Alpha1 antitrypsin; bFGF; Fibroblast; Hyaluronic acid; Interferon alfa 2b; Keloid; Kenalog; Proteoglycans; TGF

Indexed keywords

TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EAR LOBE; EXCISION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KELOID; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EAR, EXTERNAL; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; KELOID; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

EID: 58149514063     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.10.058     Document Type: Article

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