Spontaneous multiple keloids: a case report

Abstract

An aberrant healing reaction to cutaneous injury or inflammation that spreads outside the original wound's boundaries causes keloidal scars. We present the case of a sixty-year-old male patient who initially came with complaints of respiratory system but had spontaneous lesions over his body for 50 years which remained undiagnosed. It was confirmed on histological examination to be keloids. The patient was treated with intralesional triamcinolone acetonide 40 mg plus an injection of lignocaine hydrochloride 2% in the ratio of 1:1 which provided him with a significant reduction in scar appearance over one month and thereby reducing his psychological burden. It is uncommon for spontaneous keloid scars to occur without any prior trauma or surgical intervention. Also, it details a manifestation of spontaneous keloid scars that manifest as numerous sizable lesions at various body locations. This study provides evidence in favor of such spontaneous appearance of keloid scars.