Actinic Keratosis
A precancerous skin growth usually caused by sun exposure, actinic keratosis occurs most commonly in fair skin, especially in the elderly and in young individuals with light complexions. Symptoms include rough and dry textured skin lesions; a macule, patch or growth on the skin limited to a discrete area usually located on the face, scalp, back of the hands, chest or other sun-exposed areas. The patches are gray, pink, red or the same color as the skin that begin as initially flat and scaly on the surface, becoming slightly raised. Complications include squamous cell carcinoma and irritation and discomfort of the skin growth
Variants
- skin growth
