[Therapeutic problems connected with keloid treatment--new treatment possibilities].
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.
Brudnik
Urszula
U
Katedra i Klinika Dermatologii, Collegium Medium Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie. piecuch@mp.pl
Podolec-Rubiś
Magdalena
M
Wojas-Pelc
Anna
A
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
D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D016685:Mitomycin; D014700:Verapamil