Is There an Association between Keloids and Blood Groups?
Table 1
Clinical features of keloids.
Number
Percentage (%)
Number of keloids
One keloid
19
23,2
2 to 5 keloids
43
52,4
6 to 10 keloids
10
12,2
More than 10 keloids
10
12,2
Size of keloids*
1 to 5 cm
48
58,5
6 to 10 cm
17
20,7
11 to 15 cm
11
13,4
16 to 20 cm
3
3,7
More than 20 cm
3
3,7
Duration of keloids
Less than 6 months
11
13,4
6 to 12 months
18
22
13 months to 5 years
18
22
More than 5 years
35
42,7
Locations of the keloids¶
Head
19
23,2
Neck
11
13,4
Trunk†
47
57,3
Upper limbs‡
28
34,1
Lower limbs
9
11
Family history of keloids (cases/controls)
Ascendants
18/31
Progeny
2/0
Collateral
3/2
No or I don’t know
59/131
*The length of the major axis of the largest keloid of each patient. †On the trunk: presternal region = 33 cases. ‡On the upper limbs: shoulders = 10 cases. ¶Some patients had multiple locations. cm: centimeter.