Keloid is a vascular hypertrophic scar. It is actually a form of soft fibroma, prone to recurrence, and is different from a usual hypertrophic scar. Diagnostic point : Scar raised above the surface and widened. Claw like processes spreading out from the margins. Red or pink coloured. A symptom of intense itching. Firm inconsistency. Margin may be tender in a growing keloid. Predisposing causes : Site of scar: Example - Vertical scar in neck and ear. Nature: Vaccination scar and burns are prone to keloid formation. Race: Negroes are common sufferers. Common in T.B. patients. Pregnant state: Sometimes keloid formation is common after operation or wounds occurring during pregnancy. Treatment : Preoperative deep therapy is followed by excision of the keloid and skin grafting, if skin edges can't be brought together without tension. Postoperative deep X-ray should be started, when the skin graft has taken. All these measures are
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