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View Article and Find Full Text PDFKeloids are pathological scars characterized by abnormal proliferation of tissue as a result of cutaneous injury. There is a high prevalence of keloid development in certain ethnicities. Individuals from African, Hispanic, and Asian backgrounds have a higher likelihood of developing keloids when compared to Caucasians.
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