AJCDObservational study
Systemic Comorbidities of Keloid and Hypertrophic Scars
A Phenome-Wide Association Study in a Multiethnic U.S. Pediatric Cohort.
ConclusionThese findings suggest that ES in children indicates not only localized wound-healing impairment, but also systemic immune, developmental, and proliferative dysregulations, emphasizing the need for genetic and mechanistic studies to clarify causal pathways and multidisciplinary surveillance beyond dermatologic care.
Vahidnezhad F, Samieefar N, … senior author Vahidnezhad HAmerican Journal of Clinical Dermatology