Actinic Keratosis: Rationale and Management

Actinic Keratosis: Rationale and Management

Actinic keratoses (AKs) are common skin lesions heralding an increased risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and other skin malignancies, arising principally due to excessive ultraviolet (UV) exposure. They are predominantly found in fair-skinned individuals, and increasingly, are a problem of the immunosuppressed. AKs may regress spontaneously, remain stable or transform to invasive...

Sunlight (actinic) keratosis: an update.

L. FELLER, R.A.G. KHAMMISSA, N.H. WooD, Y. JADWAT, R. MEYERoV, J. LEMMER Department of Periodontology and oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Limpopo, Medunsa Campus, South Africa; * School of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Limpopo, Medunsa Campus, South Africa Professor Emeritus: University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Universi...

Sebaceous carcinoma with actinic keratosis.

Optimal treatment of actinic keratosis

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Actinic keratosis: a clinical and epidemiological revision.

Actinic keratoses are benign intraepithelial skin neoplasms constituted by atypical proliferation of keratinocytes that may evolve to squamous cell carcinoma. They develop in photoexposed skin areas; they are induced mainly by ultraviolet radiation and are considered cutaneous markers of chronic exposure to sunlight. They develop mainly in adults and older, fair skinned individuals, and are the...