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cicatrix (scar)

Scar or scar tissue. Etiology: 1) trauma 2) inflammation Clinical manifestations: 1) generally start out slightly raised, but flatten & fade within a year 2) may be erythematous 3) may be hypopigmented 4) may be hypertrophic 5) destruction of hair follicles Management: 1) silicone gel sheets used by plastic surgeons 2) less evidence for effectiveness of silicone bandages 3) no proof Curad Scar Therapy helps 4) Eucerin maybe helful 5) Duoderm may be helpful 6) topical vitamin E NOT useful; may cause dermatitis 7) topical glucocorticoids NOT useful 8) intralesional glucocorticoid injections may be useful 9) Mederma NOT useful

Related

cicatricial pemphigoid (benign mucous membrane pemphigoid) scarring alopecia; cicatricial alopecia

Specific

atrophie blanche; livedo vasculopathy keloid (hypertrophic scar) vaginal scarring vulvar scarring

General

skin lesion granulation tissue

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
  2. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 271
  3. Prescriber's Letter 11(7):39 2004 Detail-Document#: 200704 (subscription needed) http://www.prescribersletter.com
  4. Prescriber's Letter 19(3): 2012 Scar and Bruise Reduction Products Detail-Document#: 280307 (subscription needed) http://www.prescribersletter.com