Objective Spectrometric Measurement of Keloid Color in the East Asian Population: Pitfalls of Subjective Color Measurements.

CONCLUSIONS: Subjective evaluations of keloids in Japanese subjects reflected Ek/Ec ratios, which were strongly affected by variation in background skin color. The subjective assessment of the color of keloids or other skin disorders should be performed with caution in Asian populations. PMID: 27680482 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Nippon Medical School - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Tags: J Nippon Med Sch Source Type: research