BACKGROUND: Keloids and @entity74 share common inducing and maintaining inflammatory pathways that are characterized by T-helper cell 2 cytokines. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to test for associations between keloids and @entity483 , @entity565 and @entity2023 . MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a case-control study with 131 @entity1 diagnosed with keloids at our dermatology outpatient clinic between 2000 and 2012. Controls were 258 partners of keloid or @entity370 @entity1 . @entity1 who reported life time prevalences of @entity483 , @entity565 and @entity2023 were assessed using a questionnaire based on The European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) and The International Study of @entity566 in @entity1 (ISAAC). RESULTS: The prevalence of @entity565 was lower in keloid @entity1 (19/131 vs. 20/258, P = 0.035), as was being diagnosed with @entity565 by a physician (18/131 vs. 19/258, P = 0.039) and using inhalators for @entity565 (13/131 vs. 7/258, P = 0.02). After adjusting for age and non-European descent the odds ratio for having a keloid was (adjusted OR = 4.44; 95% CI 1.59-12.40) in asthmatics using inhalators. There were no clear and consistent associations found for keloids with @entity483 or with @entity2023 . CONCLUSION: In conclusion, our study shows that keloids may be strongly associated with @entity12131 . @entity483 and @entity2023 do not seem to be correlated with keloid. Further studies are warranted to assess the validity of @entity12131 as a risk factor for the development of @entity2318 .

The Association between XXXX and Keloids: A Case-control Study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'Children', 'Patient'] @entity483 :: ('MESH:D003876', 'Disease') :: ['atopic eczema', 'Atopic eczema'] @entity12131 :: ('MESH:C565292', 'Disease') :: ['atopic asthma'] @entity2023 :: ('MESH:D006255', 'Disease') :: ['hay fever'] @entity565 :: ('MESH:D001249', 'Disease') :: ['asthma'] @entity566 :: ('MESH:D006967', 'Disease') :: ['Asthma and Allergies'] @entity2318 :: ('MESH:D002921', 'Disease') :: ['keloid scars'] @entity74 :: ('MESH:D030342', 'Disease') :: ['atopic disorders'] @entity370 :: ('MESH:D012507', 'Disease') :: ['sarcoidosis']
@entity74 :: (MESH:D030342,Disease) :: ['Atopic Disorders']
