Which statement about keloids is presented as a characteristic in the source material?

Which statement about keloids is presented as a characteristic in the source material?

• A. Unchecked proliferation of fibrous tissue in the skin
• B. Remains confined to the site of the original skin injury
• C. It is a benign tumor of the epidermis
• D. It regresses spontaneously

Answer: (A)

Keloids are characterized by unchecked proliferation of fibrous tissue in the skin. This reflects an exaggerated wound-healing response where excessive fibroblast activity deposits too much collagen, causing a scar that grows beyond the original injury boundaries and tends to persist rather than regress. This helps distinguish keloids from hypertrophic scars, which stay within the wound margins, and from epidermal tumors, which are unrelated. Keloids typically do not spontaneously disappear.

Keloids are characterized by unchecked proliferation of fibrous tissue in the skin. This reflects an exaggerated wound-healing response where excessive fibroblast activity deposits too much collagen, causing a scar that grows beyond the original injury boundaries and tends to persist rather than regress. This helps distinguish keloids from hypertrophic scars, which stay within the wound margins, and from epidermal tumors, which are unrelated. Keloids typically do not spontaneously disappear.