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Keloid : Causes

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Causes List

Causes could include:
  • Fibrous overgrowth

Causes Overview Articles

Keloids
Keloids occur from such skin injuries as surgical incisions, traumatic wounds, vaccination sites, burns, chickenpox, acne, or even minor scratches. They are fairly common in young women and African Americans. Keloids often run in families. Keloido...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 16, 2006
Keloids
Although the cause of keloids is unknown, it is thought that they are due to the body's failure to turn off the healing process needed to repair skin. When this occurs, extra collagen forms at the site of the scar, and keeps forming because it is ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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