Aggressive keloid scarring of the Caucasian wrist and palm.

Abstract

Keloid scarring of the distal upper extremity is very rare. We report a Caucasian woman who presented with aggressive keloids of the hand and wrist causing De Quervain's syndrome, superficial radial-nerve entrapment and ulnar-nerve compression at the wrist. Multiple operations were required to alleviate her symptoms. A number of management conundrums arose, requiring defensive planning to pre-empt the possible complications of recurrent keloid scarring as a result of the surgical procedures.

• Authors: J A Britto, D Elliot
• Journal: British journal of plastic surgery (Br J Plast Surg) Vol. 54 Issue 5 Pg. 461-2 (Jul 2001) ISSN: 0007-1226 [Print] England
• PMID: 11428784 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright 2001 The British Association of Plastic Surgeons.

Topics

• Adult
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (etiology, surgery)
• Female
• Hand Dermatoses (complications, surgery)
• Humans
• Keloid (complications, surgery)
• Nerve Compression Syndromes (etiology, surgery)
• Radial Neuropathy (etiology, surgery)
• Recurrence
• Surgical Flaps
• Tenosynovitis (etiology, surgery)
• Ulnar Nerve Compression Syndromes (etiology, surgery)
• Wrist Joint