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Ann F. Haas, MD; Debra A. Reilly, MD
From the Department of Dermatology (Dr Haas), and the Division of Plastic Surgery (Dr Reilly), University of California, Davis, Sacramento.

Arch Dermatol. 1998;134:549-552.

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REPORT OF A CASE

A 42-year-old black man presented with an extensive keloid on the anterior section of his chest wall. He had acne as a child and developed a number of significant keloids, the most symptomatic being the keloid on his chest wall. This keloid had been treated with excision approximately 10 years previously in another city, followed by placement of a number of mesh split-thickness skin grafts (STSGs) obtained from his thighs. According to the patient, the superior edge of the keloid had also been irradiated some time after surgery. The entire keloid located on his chest wall had regrown significantly, causing the patient problems with bending at the waist and with full range of motion in his shoulders. The recurrence had been treated with intralesional corticosteroids and cryotherapy (separately and combined), as well as silicone gel and flurandrenolide (Cordran tape, Lilly, Eli and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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