Massive ear keloids: Natural history, evaluation of risk factors and recommendation for preventive measures – A retrospective case series [version 1; referees: 2 approved with reservations]
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Keloid disorder (KD) is an inherited wound healing ailment, frequently seen among Africans /African Americans and Asians. Genetics of this disorder continues to be obscure and poorly understood. Clinical manifestation of KD is quite variable and very diverse, spanning from individuals with one or very few small keloidal lesions, to those with numerous and very large lesions covering large portion of their skin. Ears are common locations for development of keloids. Ear piercing is by far the leading triggering factor for ear keloid formation in genetically predisposed individuals. Although there are numerous publications about ear and earlobe keloids, there is a void in medical literature about massive ear keloids. This paper focuses on the natural history of massive ear keloids and risk factors that lead to formation of these life-changing and debilitating tumors and recommendations for prevention. Michael Tirgan ( ) Corresponding author: [email protected] Tirgan M. How to cite this article: Massive ear keloids: Natural history, evaluation of risk factors and recommendation for preventive 2016, :2517 (doi: measures – A retrospective case series [version 1; referees: 2 approved with reservations] F1000Research 5 ) 10.12688/f1000research.9504.1 © 2016 Tirgan M. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the , which Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution Licence permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The author declares that no grants were involved in supporting this work. Grant information: The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. Competing interests: No competing interests were disclosed. 13 Oct 2016, :2517 (doi: ) First published: 5 10.12688/f1000research.9504.1 Referee Status:
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Massive ear keloids: Natural history, evaluation of risk factors and recommendation for preventive measures – A retrospective case series
Keloid disorder (KD) is an inherited wound healing ailment, frequently seen among Africans /African Americans and Asians. Genetics of this disorder continues to be obscure and poorly understood. Clinical manifestation of KD is quite variable and very diverse, spanning from individuals with one or very few small keloidal lesions, to those with numerous and very large lesions covering large por...
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