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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Fibrosis > Cicatrix > Keloid
Tissues > Connective Tissue > Granulation Tissue > Cicatrix > Keloid
Biological Phenomena > Regeneration > Wound Healing > Cicatrix > Keloid
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Connective Tissue Diseases > Collagen Diseases > Keloid

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Keloid  

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Note

  • do not confuse with CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC; follow text of author; ACNE KELOID is also available

Scope note

  • A sharply elevated, irregularly shaped, progressively enlarging scar resulting from formation of excessive amounts of collagen in the dermis during connective tissue repair. It is differentiated from a hypertrophic scar (CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC) in that the former does not spread to surrounding tissues.

In other languages

  • keloidi

    Finnish

  • arpikasvama
  • arpikasvu
  • cheloides
  • cicatrix cheloides
  • cicatrix hypertrophica
  • hypertrofinen arpi
  • ihon arpikasvama
  • keloidiarpi
  • Ärrsvulst

    Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007627

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