Is the Increase of Body Mass Index (BMI) A Risk Factor for Keloid?
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Is the Increase of Body Mass Index (BMI) A Risk Factor for Keloid?
Background: Although a number of hypotheses have been proposed for keloid pathogenesis, no single unifying hypothesis adequately explains its formation. For that reason, currently available therapies are palliative and have led to inconsistent results. The adipose tissue has been recognised as a reservoir of pro-inflammatory cytokines, which are directly involved in cell differentiation and pro...
متن کاملThe Relationship between the Mother’s Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index (BMI) and Infant’s Birth Weight
Introduction: Birth weight, as one of the main indices of growth, is among the determining factors of survival. Given the absence of documented studies and lack of information regarding the influence of mothers’ body mass index (BMI) on newborns’ birth weight, this study was carried out with the aim to determine the relation between the mother’s BMI at the beginning of pregnancy and the infant’...
متن کاملBody mass index (BMI) may be a prognostic factor for gastric cancer with peritoneal dissemination
BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to investigate whether body mass index (BMI) is a prognostic factor in gastric cancer patients with peritoneal dissemination. METHODS This is a retrospective study consisting of 518 patients with a histological diagnosis of gastric cancer with peritoneal dissemination seen at the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University and Sun Yat-sen University...
متن کاملChinese body mass index is much lower as a risk factor for coronary artery disease.
Risk Factor for Coronary Artery Disease To the Editor: I read with great interest the report by Wolk et al1 that body mass index (BMI) is a risk factor for unstable angina and myocardial infarction in patients with known coronary artery disease. They used a BMI of 25.6 as normal. The average Chinese BMI is much lower; the normal mean is 18.5 to 23.9.2 Because the Chinese have a lower baseline B...
متن کاملIs Low Body Mass Index a Risk Factor for Postinjection Delirium/Sedation Syndrome?
Sir, Nonadherence to oral antipsychotics is one of the greatest problems affecting treatment outcomes in patients with schizophrenia.[1] Long‐acting injection (LAI) formulations of antipsychotics were introduced with the objective of reducing noncompliance. Olanzapine LAI was Food and Drug Administration approved in 2010. A rare but potentially serious side effect of olanzapine LAI is postinjec...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Dermatology Open Access Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2574-7800
DOI: 10.23880/cdoaj16000104