Actinic keratoses

Actinic Keratoses commonly “show up" in the spring or summer, leading physicians to believe that they become more active after sun exposure.
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Actinic keratoses, also known as solar keratoses, grow slowly and usually cause no signs or symptoms other than patches or small spots on the skin. These lesions take years to develop, usually first appearing in older adults.
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actinic keratoses
Scaly, pink, gray or tan patches or bumps on the face or scalp, or on the back of the hands. Occur mostly on people who have light skin that has been damaged by the sun.
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Because actinic keratoses represent precancerous changes, have them examined promptly, and follow the health care provider's advice for treatment.
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To help detect actinic keratoses and other skin abnormalities in their earliest stages, examine your entire skin surface thoroughly every one to two months.
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Kerastick (5-aminolevulinic acid [ALA]) for topical solution, 20% Levulan Kerastick plus blue light illumination using Dura's BLU-U blue light photodynamic therapy illuminator is indicated for the treatment of nonhyperkeratotic actinic keratoses of ...
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Cryotherapy can be employed to destroy a variety of benign skin growths, such as warts, pre-cancerous lesions (such as actinic keratoses), and malignant lesions (such as basal cell and squamous cell cancers).
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They are classified as precancerous growths. If left untreated, approximately 10% of actinic keratoses develop into squamous cell carcinoma.
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Squamous cell carcinoma typically is seen as a painless lump that grows into a wartlike lesion, or it may arise in patches of red, scaly sun-damaged skin called actinic keratoses. It can metastasize and can lead to death.
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