Abstract
Article: Ulcerated Keloid Secondary to a Coexisting Complicated Epidermal Inclusion Cyst: A Sonographic Diagnosis
Authors: Jaime Pérez-Wilson, MD, Carolina Whittle, MD, Viviana García, MD, Frances Norris, MD, Alex Castro, MD, and Mario Hitschfeld, MD
Category: Abdomen
Credit: 0.5 SDMS CME Credit
Objectives: After studying the article entitled “Ulcerated Keloid Secondary to a Coexisting Complicated Epidermal Inclusion Cyst: A Sonographic Diagnosis,” you will be able to:
Understand that keloid is a benign fibroblastic tumor usually secondary to tissue injury
Know how and why keloids ulcerate
Describe the sonographic appearance of epidermoid cysts
Which procedure is most likely to cause a keloid? Shave Surgery Biopsy Injection
What is the most common cutaneous cyst? Sebaceous Milia Pilar Epidermoid
What does an epidermoid cyst contain? Keratin Hyaluronic acid Sebum Purulent fluid
What is the growth pattern of an epidermal cyst? Rapid Rapid, then slow Slow, then rapid Slow
What is the typical sonographic appearance of the internal contents of an epidermoid cyst? Anechoic Hypoechoic Hyperechoic Isoechoic
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