Surgery and perioperative intralesional corticosteroid injection for treating earlobe keloids: A Korean experience

Annals of Dermatology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 221-225

  Jung, Jin Young ^a   Roh, Mi Ryung ^a   Kwon, Yeon Sook ^a   Chung, Kee Yang ^a,b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Earlobe keloid; Excision; Intralesional injection; Triamcinolone acetonide

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350316054     PISSN: 10139087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5021/ad.2009.21.3.221     Document Type: Article

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