title: [Keloids: pathogenic and therapeutic advances].
abstract: Keloids are benign fibroproliferative tumors but often cause serious cosmetic problems. Considered as scars results from abnormal wound healing, keloids appear at preferential sometimes highly unsightly locations (e.g. the ear) and often involve predisposed individuals with genetically pigmented skin. The underlying pathophysiological mechanisms are unclear and no consensus on treatment.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie maxillo-faciale et stomatologie, HIA Laveran, Marseille.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Salles
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Thiéry
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lari
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Morand
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D044383:Black People; D017679:Cryotherapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007627:Keloid / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D007834:Lasers; D008297:Male; D011878:Radiotherapy; D012880:Skin Pigmentation; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones