Difference between revisions of "Dermal scar"

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==Gross==
==Gross==
*Raised irregularity - may be linear.
*Raised irregularity - may be linear.
*Typically pale.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Velangi | first1 = SS. | last2 = Rees | first2 = JL. | title = Why are scars pale? An immunohistochemical study indicating preservation of melanocyte number and function in surgical scars. | journal = Acta Derm Venereol | volume = 81 | issue = 5 | pages = 326-8 | month =  | year =  | doi =  | PMID = 11800137 }}</ref>
**May be hyperpigmented.<ref name=pmid23162241>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Chadwick | first1 = S. | last2 = Heath | first2 = R. | last3 = Shah | first3 = M. | title = Abnormal pigmentation within cutaneous scars: A complication of wound healing. | journal = Indian J Plast Surg | volume = 45 | issue = 2 | pages = 403-11 | month = May | year = 2012 | doi = 10.4103/0970-0358.101328 | PMID = 23162241 }}</ref>


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