RT Book, Section
A1 Taylor, Susan C.
A1 Elbuluk, Nada M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1200674373
T1 Keloids and Hypertrophic Scars
T2 Taylor and Elbuluk's Color Atlas and Synopsis for Skin of Color
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264268900
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1200674373
RD 2024/04/23
AB KEY  POINTSKeloids  and  hypertrophic  scars  present  as  plaques  and  nodules  in  areas  of  prior  trauma.Keloids  are  more  common  in  skin  of  color.  They  can  be  very  disfiguring,  symptomatic,  and  have  profound  effects  on  quality  of  life.Both  scar  types  differ  in  color,  with  varying  colors  of  pink  to  red  in  lighter  skin  and  skin  colored  to  violaceous  or  dark  brown  in  darker  skin.