1. Keloid & poison ivy
Yol Both
3rd Period

2. keloids

3. Description
A keloid is a type of raised scar

4. Signs and Symptoms
Raised pink, red or purple scar. Feels soft and doughy or hard and rubbery. Once its stops growing, its darker than your skin.

5. Etiology After you injure your skin, like a cut or puncture.
Getting a tattoo or a piercing
Surgical scars and c-sections

6. Treatment Injections of corticosteriods-shrinks the scar
Surgical removal-cutting out the keloid
Pressure earring, dressing, or garment-reduces blood flow, keloid wont return
Laser Treatment-reduce height, fade color
Silicone sheets and gels-flatten keloid
Cryrotherapy-freezes keloid from inside out
Radiation treatments-reduce size
Ligature-cut the keloid

7. Risk Factors
High risk traumas-burns, ear piercings, and any factor that prolongs wound healing

8. Poison ivy

9. Description Rash is caused by and oil called urushiol
Urushiol is found in poison ivy, oak and sumac

10. Signs and Symptoms Itchy skin Redness Hives Swelling
Trouble breathing or swallowing

11. Etiology By touching poison ivy, oak, or sumac
Urushiol can stick to anything like your shoes and your clothes
Burning the poisionous plants can release particles of urushiol in the air. The airborne particles can land on the skin.

12. Treatments
Dermatologist can prescribe a steroid ointment to apply to the skin
In more severe cases, prednisone will be prescribed

13. Cited Sources
“Keloids.” Employment and Benefits | American Academy of Dermatology,
staff, familydoctor.org editorial. “How To Get Rid Of Keloids - Treatment.” Familydoctor.org, Familydoctor.org, 12 July 2018, familydoctor.org/condition/keloids/
“Keloids.” Employment and Benefits | American Academy of Dermatology,
Juckett, Gregory, and Holly Hartman-Adams. “Management of Keloids and Hypertrophic Scars.” AAFP Home, 1 Aug. 2009,
“Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac.” Employment and Benefits | American Academy of Dermatology,