Treatment of a painful keloid with botulinum toxin type A.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Keloids are associated with small-fiber neuropathy and typically present with itching, pain, and allodynia. The following is a case presentation in which painful neuropathic symptoms from a keloid were treated successfully with botulinum toxin type A. To our knowledge, this is the first such case report in the literature. Further research in the use of botulinum toxin to treat keloidal pain is warranted.
Medical subject headings
- Botulinum Toxins, Type A
- Keloid
- Neuromuscular Agents
- Pain