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|format= |quote=}}</ref>Cold & Taylor (1999) reported that keloid formation is rare.<ref name="cold-taylor1999">{{ColdCJ TaylorJR 1999}}</ref>
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A '''keloid''' is a "A nodular, firm, often linear mass of hyperplastic thickish scar tissue, consisting of irregularly distributed bands of collagen; occurs in the dermis, usually after [[trauma]], surgery, a burn, or severe cutaneous disease."<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/keloid
|title=Keloid
|publisher=Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex
|date=2012
|accessdate=2022-01-17
==Case reports==
Demirdover et al. (2012) reported a case of keloid on the ventral surface of the [[penis]] of a three-year-old boy after a [[circumcision ]] surgery. The boy was treated by excision of the keloid. A silicone gel sheet and topical steroid was used for eight weeks after surgery. The keloid did not recur.<ref name="demirdover2012">{{REFjournal
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|title=Keloid formation after circumcision and its treatment
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|title=Keloid formation after pediatric male genital surgery: an uncommon and difficult problem to manage.
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Cappuyns et al. (2019) presented a case report of a 13-year-old boy in Malawi who developed a keloid on his [[penis ]] after a traditional circumcision. The keloid was removed by a consultant plastic surgeon under general anaesthesia. The surgery was followed by periodic injections of corticosteroid for six months.<ref name="cappuyns2019">{{REFjournal
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|title=A rare presentation of penile keloids after traditional circumcision: Case report
|journal=Int J. Surg
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{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Cicatrix]]
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[[Category:TermComplication]][[Category:Medical term]]
[[Category:Circumcision complication]]
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