Collagen Nevus over Herpes Zoster Scar: An Increased Immune Response or a Separate Entity
Journal Title: People's Journal of Scientific Research. - Year 2018, Vol 11, Issue 2
Abstract
Herpes zoster lesions are well known to heal with abnormal scar formation. Collagen deposition occurs as a result of abnormal immunological and inflammatory response within the tissue. Whereas, connective tissue nevi are formed by structural alteration or increase in collagen or elastin fibers, we report a case of a young male whose herpes zoster lesions healedwithformationofacollagennevus
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Kapila Verma ,, Devanshi Singh ,, Aditi Tripathi,, Shrini Parikh,, Vivek Dey,
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