Eruptive keloids after chickenpox.
Hypertrophic scars and keloids result from abnormal wound healing in predisposed individuals. They occur within months of cutaneous trauma (surgical wounds, piercing, lacerations) or inflammation (acne, folliculitis, vaccination site). They have rarely been reported after chickenpox. Herein we report a dramatic case in a 4-year-old black girl and discuss the issues related to the management of hypertrophic scars and keloids in this peculiar situation.
Université de Montpellier I, Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Saint-Eloi, Montpellier, France; ; Departments of Dermatology, Allergology and Venereology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Helsinki, Skin and Allergies Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland;
Nicolas
N
Kluger
Service de dermatologie, Hôpital Pasteur (HCC) Colmar Cedex, France.
Antoine
A
Mahé
Université de Montpellier I, Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Saint-Eloi, Montpellier, France;
Bernard
B
Guillot
chickenpox; child.; cicatrix; keloid; scar