Cicatrix
2.9 Scar
Sinonimai
Definition/Description
Repair process of skin and/or subcutaneous tissue following injury.
Special
Striae distensae (also known as stretch marks of pregnancy)
Localization
Depends on etiology
Mucosa
Eiga
May develop into hypertrophic scar or keloid.
They are persistent.
Comment / Explanation
Scars can be atrophic or hypertrophic
Keloid is a scar, which proliferates beyond the bounds of the initial injury
Spontaneous keloids develop without trauma
Sclerosis is the result of spontaneous connective tissue proliferation (as in scleroderma)
Mucosa: Synechia or symblepharon
Mutilation in dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
Typical Dermatoses
Surgical scars
Burn scars
Healed venous leg ulcers
Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
Pathophysiology
Final result after wound healing or deep cutaneous inflammation.