Table 1 Comparison of clinical findings in keloid cases.

From: Three-dimensional analysis of intraepidermal nerve fibres and Langerhans cells in keloids with a focus on pruritus

Specimen

Site

ID

JSS (PS)

Age (years)

Sex

Causes

Evaluation

Sample types

Induration

Elevation

Redness

Erythema around scars

Pruritus

Normal skin

Abdomen

N1

–

52

F

–

–

–

−

−

−

PP/PFr

N2

–

52

F

–

–

–

−

−

−

PP/PFr

N3

–

43

F

–

–

–

−

−

−

PP/PFr

Keloid

Anterior chest

KA1

17(3)

69

M

P

+

+

++

+

+

PP

KA2

16(3)

40

M

A

+

+

++

+

+

PP

KA3

20(3)

36

F

A

+

+

++

+

+

PP/PFr

KA4

22(3)

49

M

P

+

+

++

+

+

PP/PFr*

KA5

17(3)

42

M

P

+

+

++

+

+

PP/PFr

KA6

17(3)

50

F

P

+

+

++

+

+

PP/PFr

Ear

KE1

10(0)

32

M

Pi

+

++

++

+

−

PP

KE2

10(0)

29

F

Pi

+

++

+

−

−

PP

KE3

13(0)

22

F

Pi

+

++

+

−

−

PP/PFr

KE4

13(0)

23

F

Pi

+

++

+

−

−

PP/PFr

KE5

8(0)

28

F

Pi

+

++

+

−

−

PP/PFr*

KE6

11(0)

24

F

Pi

+

++

+

−

−

PP/PFr

  1. N, Normal skin; KA, Anterior chest wall keloids; KE, Ear keloids. JSW, Japan Scar Workshop (JSW) Scar Scale; PS, Pruritus scoring. A, Acne; P, Postoperative; Pi, Pierce. PP, 4% paraformaldehyde-fixed paraffin-embedded; PFr, 4% paraformaldehyde-fixed frozen. *, Due to the small number of samples, these were not suitable for analysis.