Delayed linear lipoatrophy following corticosteroid injection of a hypertrophic scar: Successfully reversed by isotonic saline injection

Australas J Dermatol. 2023 Nov;64(4):e374-e376. doi: 10.1111/ajd.14135. Epub 2023 Jul 18.

Authors

Ayesha Vos¹, Sarah Ringin², Alvin H Chong³, Susan J Robertson^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Eastern Health, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia.
² Department of Dermatology, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
³ Department of Medicine and Dermatology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
⁵ Department of Dermatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

PMID: 37461806
DOI: 10.1111/ajd.14135

No abstract available

Keywords: corticosteroid; hypertrophic; lipoatrophy; paediatric; scar.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
Cicatrix, Hypertrophic* / drug therapy
Cicatrix, Hypertrophic* / pathology
Humans
Injections

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones