Efficacy of intralesional 5 Fluorouracil, triamcinolone acetonide and CO2 laser for treatment of keloids and hypertrophic scars- A comparative study

Background: Effective keloid management is still a distant dream in spite of many recent modalities being tried for the same. Objective: To compare the efficacy of intralesional 5-Fluorouracil, intralesional triamcinolone acetonide and CO2 laser in the treatment of keloids. Materials and Methods: Th...

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Main Authors: M M Shah, A C Shah, K R Ninama, R S Mahajan, F E Bilimoria
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Published: Wolters Kluwer – Medknow Publications 2014-07-01
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/2347-6486.239545
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A C Shah
K R Ninama
R S Mahajan
F E Bilimoria
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K R Ninama
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F E Bilimoria
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description Background: Effective keloid management is still a distant dream in spite of many recent modalities being tried for the same. Objective: To compare the efficacy of intralesional 5-Fluorouracil, intralesional triamcinolone acetonide and CO2 laser in the treatment of keloids. Materials and Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted on 45 patients with keloids, randomly divided into three groups, treated with intralesional 5-fluorouracil (Group A), CO2 laser (Group B) and triamcinolone acetonide (Group C). The groups were compared for reduction in the size of keloid, symptoms (pain and itching) and the incidence of adverse effects. Results: The reduction in the size of the keloid was found to be significantly better in Group A (86.33%) than in Group B (80%) and in Group C (66.66%). Conclusion: Reduction in the size of the keloid was significantly better in those treated with 5-fluorouracil than those treated with triamcinolone acetonide and CO2 laser. The incidence of adverse effects like immediate burning sensation, ulceration are more with intralesional 5-fluorouracil. The incidence of recurrence was higher with CO laser than the other modalities.
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spelling doaj-art-31b0bf41f1ec4205bffe4b9ac070b7c12025-08-20T02:26:56ZengWolters Kluwer – Medknow PublicationsJournal of Integrated Health Sciences2347-64862347-64942014-07-01223610.4103/2347-6486.239545Efficacy of intralesional 5 Fluorouracil, triamcinolone acetonide and CO2 laser for treatment of keloids and hypertrophic scars- A comparative studyM M ShahA C ShahK R NinamaR S MahajanF E BilimoriaBackground: Effective keloid management is still a distant dream in spite of many recent modalities being tried for the same. Objective: To compare the efficacy of intralesional 5-Fluorouracil, intralesional triamcinolone acetonide and CO2 laser in the treatment of keloids. Materials and Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted on 45 patients with keloids, randomly divided into three groups, treated with intralesional 5-fluorouracil (Group A), CO2 laser (Group B) and triamcinolone acetonide (Group C). The groups were compared for reduction in the size of keloid, symptoms (pain and itching) and the incidence of adverse effects. Results: The reduction in the size of the keloid was found to be significantly better in Group A (86.33%) than in Group B (80%) and in Group C (66.66%). Conclusion: Reduction in the size of the keloid was significantly better in those treated with 5-fluorouracil than those treated with triamcinolone acetonide and CO2 laser. The incidence of adverse effects like immediate burning sensation, ulceration are more with intralesional 5-fluorouracil. The incidence of recurrence was higher with CO laser than the other modalities.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/2347-6486.239545keloidscarintralesionallaserrecurrence
spellingShingle M M Shah
A C Shah
K R Ninama
R S Mahajan
F E Bilimoria
Efficacy of intralesional 5 Fluorouracil, triamcinolone acetonide and CO2 laser for treatment of keloids and hypertrophic scars- A comparative study
Journal of Integrated Health Sciences
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title Efficacy of intralesional 5 Fluorouracil, triamcinolone acetonide and CO2 laser for treatment of keloids and hypertrophic scars- A comparative study
title_full Efficacy of intralesional 5 Fluorouracil, triamcinolone acetonide and CO2 laser for treatment of keloids and hypertrophic scars- A comparative study
title_fullStr Efficacy of intralesional 5 Fluorouracil, triamcinolone acetonide and CO2 laser for treatment of keloids and hypertrophic scars- A comparative study
title_full_unstemmed Efficacy of intralesional 5 Fluorouracil, triamcinolone acetonide and CO2 laser for treatment of keloids and hypertrophic scars- A comparative study
title_short Efficacy of intralesional 5 Fluorouracil, triamcinolone acetonide and CO2 laser for treatment of keloids and hypertrophic scars- A comparative study
title_sort efficacy of intralesional 5 fluorouracil triamcinolone acetonide and co2 laser for treatment of keloids and hypertrophic scars a comparative study
topic keloid
scar
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url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/2347-6486.239545
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