title: Treatment of a painful keloid with botulinum toxin type A.
abstract: Keloids are associated with small-fiber neuropathy and typically present with itching, pain, and allodynia. The following is a case presentation in which painful neuropathic symptoms from a keloid were treated successfully with botulinum toxin type A. To our knowledge, this is the first such case report in the literature. Further research in the use of botulinum toxin to treat keloidal pain is warranted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA.
authors.forename: Betty
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Uyesugi
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lippincott
authors.forename: Shashank
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dave
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007627:Keloid / Q000150:complications*; D009465:Neuromuscular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D009465:Neuromuscular Agents; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A