Asuku E Malachy
Nigeria
Research Article
Earlobe Keloids following Multiple Earring Piercing in North-West Nigeria; Outcome of Surgical Excision with Intralesional corticosteroid and Identification of Risk Factors for Recurrence
Author(s): Ibrahim Abdulrasheed, Abubakar M. Lawal, Maina J. Daniel, Adebayo O Wasiu and Asuku E MalachyIbrahim Abdulrasheed, Abubakar M. Lawal, Maina J. Daniel, Adebayo O Wasiu and Asuku E Malachy
Study Background: The management of earlobe keloids following multiple earring piercings poses a difficult and intriguing challenge to the patient and surgeon. It is a disfigurement with noteworthy physical and psychological burden for the female adolescent population which is worried about their appearance. Patients and method: We retrospectively reviewed all patients with earlobe keloids treated using a protocol of surgical excision and intralesional triamcinolone injection, between 2008 and 2013. A standard form was used to collect and record data from patient files including; age, duration of keloids, age at first earring piercing, number of earring piercing, age at subsequent earring piercing, and earring piercing that developed a keloid. Treatment outcome was recorded as recurrence or non-recurrence.
Results: One hundred.. View More»
