Naslov
Different therapeutic modalities in a patient with multiple spontaneouosly developed kelodis - a case report

Autori
Bukvić-Mokos, Zrinka ; Lipozenčić, Jasna ; Marinović, Branka

Izvornik
Collegium Antropologicum (0350-6134) 30 (2006), 4; 941-944

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, stručni

Ključne riječi
keloids; excision; intralesional corticosteroids; radiotherapy

Sažetak
Keloids are benign tumors that usually develop as an excessive healing response to injury. They remain a challenging therapeutic problem to this day. Numerous treatment approaches are available, but therapeutic results are often not satisfactory. A female patient with multiple spontaneously developed keloids on her trunk is presented. Four different therapeutic options were employed in different sites in this patient, with various responds. The first option included cryotherapy, with poor effect. Slight flattening was observed after intralesional corticosteroid therapy. Treatment with excision followed by radiation therapy resulted with recurrence after 3 months. The best effect was noticed when excision and injection of corticosteroids into the surgical margins was followed by radiation therapy. To the authors awareness, this is the first described three modal treatment in the therapy of keloids, which resulted with no recurrences in a follow-up period of 3 years.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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