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- Scar formation is a natural response to skin injury, and in this case, it occurred in two young family members without any known cause.
- The 11-year-old girl and her 15-year-old cousin developed unusual star-shaped scars on their hands, where lab tests confirmed the presence of scar tissue.
- This instance is notable as it is the first documented case of these spontaneous scars occurring in two closely related individuals, and the underlying reasons for their formation are still unclear.
Article Abstract
Scar formation is a physiologic reaction to dermal injury. We describe a 11-year-old girl and her 15-year-old cousin, who both presented with stellate scarlike lesions primarily located on the hands. Histopathologic examination confirmed scar tissue formation. There was no history of initiating trauma or other possible triggering factors. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of spontaneous stellate scars in two young, second-degree family members, the exact pathogenesis of which remains to be elucidated.
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