1.
Lancet
; 2(8393): 41-2, 1984 Jul 07.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6145957
2.
Int Surg
; 63(6): 33-7, 1978.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-750526
RESUMO
The keloid phenomenon is old and perplexing. Many hypotheses were advanced to account for keloid growth but none of them provided a satisfactory explanation for the clinical manifestations of the disease. To solve the mystery of keloid detailed clinical studies coupled with laboratory tests were undertaken on keloid and non-keloid individuals; these highlighted the determinants of the disease and paved the way to the formulation of the Sebum Auto-immune Theory. The latter provided valid explanations for the clinical manifestations of the disease and indicated a rationale for new trends of management.