Successful treatment of recalcitrant keloid - a combined approach

Authors

  • Sanjiv V. Choudhary Department of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi, Wardha, Maharashtra State, India
  • Sumit Gupta Department of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi, Wardha, Maharashtra State, India
  • Adarshlata Singh Department of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi, Wardha, Maharashtra State, India
  • Sankha Koley Department of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi, Wardha, Maharashtra State, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66344/jpad.v20i1.372

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21.12.2016

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Vol. 20 No. 1 (2010): January - March

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Successful treatment of recalcitrant keloid - a combined approach. J Pak Assoc Dermatol [Internet]. 2016 Dec. 21 [cited 2026 Jul. 26];20(1):53-6. Available from: https://www.jpad.com.pk/index.php/jpad/article/view/372