Keloid Formation due to Repetitive Mammographies

A keloid is the result of an abnormal wound healing response to a variety of skin injuries, characterized by a well-circumscribed, firm, irregular, mildly tender, and pink to purple hyperpigmented lump with a glossy surface. The present case reports on excessive formation of keloid due to repetitive...

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Autores principales: Pruimboom, Tim, Scheltinga, Marc R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6323402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30631271
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000495020
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description A keloid is the result of an abnormal wound healing response to a variety of skin injuries, characterized by a well-circumscribed, firm, irregular, mildly tender, and pink to purple hyperpigmented lump with a glossy surface. The present case reports on excessive formation of keloid due to repetitive mammographies causing symptomatic, cosmetically disturbing symptoms.
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spelling pubmed-63234022019-01-10 Keloid Formation due to Repetitive Mammographies Pruimboom, Tim Scheltinga, Marc R. Case Rep Dermatol Single Case A keloid is the result of an abnormal wound healing response to a variety of skin injuries, characterized by a well-circumscribed, firm, irregular, mildly tender, and pink to purple hyperpigmented lump with a glossy surface. The present case reports on excessive formation of keloid due to repetitive mammographies causing symptomatic, cosmetically disturbing symptoms. S. Karger AG 2018-11-28 /pmc/articles/PMC6323402/ /pubmed/30631271 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000495020 Text en Copyright © 2018 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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title_short Keloid Formation due to Repetitive Mammographies
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6323402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30631271
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