Open AccessGranulomatous Reaction to Dermal Injection of Growth Factors from Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Hee Joo Yang,
Hyoungmin Na,
Woojin Lee,
Sung Eun Chang,
Mi Woo Lee,
Chong Hyun Won
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international medical case reports journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.198
H-Index - 11
ISSN - 1179-142X
DOI - 10.2147/imcrj.s324357
Subject(s) - umbilical cord , medicine , mesenchymal stem cell , scars , stem cell , cord blood , pathology , placenta cord banking , immunology , fetus , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , pregnancy , placenta , genetics
Use of stem cells to treat various diseases in dermatology has been of interest. Conditioned media with the growth factors secreted from stem cells has been used as a topical agent. We report a case of foreign body granulomas that appeared days after dermal injection of the conditioned media mimicking scars at all injection sites.