Hypertrophic versus non hypertrophic scars compared by immunohistochemistry and laser confocal microscopy: Type i and III collagens

International Wound Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 445-452

  Oliveira, Gisele V ^a,b,c   Hawkins, Hal K ^a,d   Chinkes, David ^a,b   Burke, Ann ^a   Tavares, Andre Luiz Pasqua ^c   Ramos E Silva, Marcia ^e   Albrecht, Thomas B ^b   Kitten, Gregory T ^c   Herndon, David N ^a,b  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Hypertrophic scar; Immunohistochemistry; Type I collagen; Type III collagen

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC; COLLAGEN TYPE I; COLLAGEN TYPE III; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; SKIN; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 73649146269     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2009.00638.x     Document Type: Article

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