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Treatment of a Painful Keloid with Botulinum Toxin Type A
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 11/05/09

Uyesugi B et al. – Keloids are associated with small–fiber neuropathy and typically present with itching, pain, and allodynia. The following is a case presentation in which painful neuropathic symptoms from a keloid were treated successfully with botulinum toxin type A. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first such case report in the literature. Further research in the use of botulinum toxin to treat keloidal pain is warranted.

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