title: Keloids.
abstract: Keloids are a benign proliferative growth of dermal collagen usually resulting from an excessive tissue response to skin trauma in predisposed individuals. Herein is a review of the history, epidemiology, clinical evaluation, histopathology, immunological theories of progression, and treatment of keloids.
authors.affiliation: Tulane Medical Center, Dept of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, New Orleans.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Doyle-Lloyd
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007627:Keloid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology