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Actintic Keratoses are dry, scaly patches that form on sun exposed areas of the skin, including the scalp, face, forearms, and back of the hands.
Actinic keratoses are usually scaly, feel like sandpaper to the touch, and range in color from skin-toned to reddish-brown. Actinic keratosis may be as small as the head of a pin or as large as a quarter (or bigger, if left untreated).
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What is the skin condition known as follicular keratosis?
FOLLICULAR KERATOSIS?what is the etiolgy,,symptoms and liine of treatment of follicular keratosis?
What is the plural form of keratosis?
The plural form of keratosis is keratoses.
What is keratosis?
Keratosis is the overgrowth of the keratin layer in the skin.
What is diabetic keratosis?
You mean "Diabetic Ketoacidosis", check for it on Google. There's no such thing as diabetic keratosis.
what does actinic keratosis cause?
Actinic Keratosis is a type of precancer that can cause visible lesions on skin. If you have Actinic Keratosis, then you have sustained sun damage and could potentially develop skin cancer.
What is a good treatment for the disease keratosis?
A good treatment for the disease keratosis is to take medications like adapalene, tazarotene, and tretinoin. These medicines often treat keratosis disease within 3 months.
What is one of the main risk of actinic keratosis?
The main risk of actinic keratosis is of skin cancer. This mainly has to do with the fact that actinic keratosis is caused by sun damage to skin, as is most skin cancer.
What is a benign overgrowth and thickening of the epidermis called?
Keratosis is the term for any condition that is a benign overgrowth and thickening of the epidermis.
What is the thickened area of the epidermis called?
A lesion caused by a thickened area of epidermis is known as a keratosis.
What is the keratosis pilaris treatment?
Keratosis pilaris is simply another name for chicken pox and can be cured with sleep, medicine and a clean diet.
What is actinic keratosis used for?
Actinic keratosis is not used for anything. It is a medical condition, a growth on the skin that may be a precursor to skin cancer. Actinic keratosis a dry, rough patch located on parts of the skin that are regularly exposed to the sun.
How do you treat lichenoid keratosis?
I just had a lichenoid keratosis removed by a plastic surgeon. My dematologist said it looked like a squamous cell carcinoma, which I have had on the same leg. For that reason alone, I had it removed. It came back as benign, however, I have been reading that a lichenoid keratosis is like a pre-cancerous actinic keratosis, which can turn into cancer. I am happy it is gone.
