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Meatoplasty keloid: a rare lesion treated with an unusual surgical approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2006

N P Shine  and
K Lew
N P Shine
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
K Lew
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Abstract

Keloid scarring is a benign hyperproliferation of fibrous tissue occurring at a wound healing site. Keloid formation related to the ear is generally the result of ear-piercing, mainly causing cosmetic disfigurement. We present an unusual case of keloid formation at a previous meatoplasty incision scar in a 10-year-old Caucasian with a modified radical mastoid cavity. This lesion prevented the cavity from self-cleaning and obstructed microscopic evaluation of the cavity. Treatment was successfully performed by surgical excision, with closure of the defect using supra-keloid skin flaps, followed by serial steroid injection therapy.

Keywords

KeloidEar Deformities, AcquiredOtologic Surgical Procedures
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 120 , Issue 7 , July 2006 , pp. 594 - 596
Copyright
2006 JLO (1984) Limited

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