title: [Therapeutic problems connected with keloid treatment--new treatment possibilities].
abstract: Keloids are special type of skin lesions arising from sites of previous trauma. Keloids tend to extend beyond the original wound margin. The incidence of keloid formation is reported between 4-16% population. Authors in the following article describe therapeutic problems connected with keloid treatment.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Klinika Dermatologii, Collegium Medium Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie. piecuch@mp.pl
authors.forename: Urszula
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Brudnik
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Podolec-Rubiś
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wojas-Pelc
mesh_terms: D017439:Cicatrix, Hypertrophic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007627:Keloid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D014700:Verapamil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D016685:Mitomycin; D014700:Verapamil