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Actinic keratosis is a rough, scaly spot or ridge on the skin. It is very common and many people have it. They are caused by ultraviolet (UV) damage to the skin. Some can develop into squamous cell carcinoma. For this reason, lesions are often referred to as precancerous. They are not life-threatening. However, if detected and treated early, it is unlikely to develop into skin cancer.
Risk factors:
Ultraviolet rays of the sun and solarium cause almost all actinic keratosis. The following people are more at risk than others:
- People with pale skin, blond or red hair, blue, green, or gray eyes
- People with dark skin, hair, and eyes exposed to unprotected UV rays
- The elderly
- People with suppressed immune systems (due to chemotherapy, AIDS, organ transplants, or other reasons)
- Rare diseases that make the skin very sensitive to ultraviolet radiation, such as albinism and xeroderma pigmentosum (XP)
Symptoms of Actinic Keratosis
Sun-exposed areas of the face, scalp (baldness), ears, neck, forearms, and back of the hands are most affected by actinic keratosis but are often exposed to sunlight.
The patches are typically less than an inch in size, have a slight scale (sometimes as thick as a wart), and are pink, red, or brownish. It can be a little rough and a little delicate, like fine sandpaper.
- Lightweight – 1 or 2 points, neither thick nor hard
- Medium – scattered and few spots
- Severe – Multiple or thick, hard or bleeding spots
Treatment of Actinic Keratosis
Treatment includes:
- This treatment freezes the lesion.
- Local chemotherapy. It is a medicine for application to the skin.
- Laser surgery. It can remove lesions on the face and scalp as well as actinic cheilitis from the lips. Other treatments. They are made to remove or destroy the lesion. Most of the time it is treatable and treatable. In rare cases, it may return. After treatment, it is important to regularly examine the skin. It helps control new actinic keratosis and skin cancer.
There are several causes of it you can read more on dermatologytimes.com.
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