Keloids: Does patients' sex influence the presentation and recurrence post-excision?

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2022 Jan;75(1):366-368. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2021.08.030. Epub 2021 Sep 20.

Authors

Nangole F Wanjala¹, Githaiga Joseph², Mamati Anthony², O Primus², James J Ogeng'o³, Omu Anzala⁴, Isabella Dohil⁵, George W Agak⁵

Affiliations

¹ Dept of Surgery, University of Nairobi. Electronic address: nangole2212@gmail.com.
² Dept of Surgery, University of Nairobi.
³ Dept of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi.
⁴ International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, University of Nairobi.
⁵ Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90095.

PMID: 34642061
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2021.08.030

Abstract

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Keywords: Patients sex; Recurrence; keloids.

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MeSH terms

Humans
Injections, Intralesional
Keloid* / pathology
Keloid* / surgery
Recurrence
Treatment Outcome