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Actinic Keratosis Symptoms
Solar keratosis; Sun-induced skin changes - keratosis; Keratosis - actinic (solar)
Symptoms
Actinic keratosis is usually found on the face, scalp, back of the hands, chest, or other sun-exposed areas.
They may be gray, pink, red, or the same color as the skin. Often, they have a white or yellow scale on top.
- They begin as flat and scaly areas
- Later they develop a hard and wart-like or gritty, rough, and "sandpapery" surface -- may develop a horn-like texture
The skin lesion may be...
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Actinic keratosis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Seborrheic keratosis
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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