Background Actinic keratosis (AK) is a UV-induced, premalignant skin condition that is common in adults over 60 years of age with fair skin in Scotland. The most commonly prescribed first-line ...

Over 58 million Americans have actinic keratosis, a skin condition caused by damage from the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays. With this condition, you develop scaly, discolored spots called actinic ...

As you get older, you may begin to notice rough, scaly spots appearing on your hands, arms, or face. These spots are called actinic keratoses. An actinic keratosis is a common pre-cancerous skin ...

Actinic keratosis is a common precursor to sun-related squamous-cell carcinoma. Treating actinic keratoses and the surrounding skin area (i.e., field therapy) can eradicate clinical and subclinical ...

A diagnosis of actinic keratosis can usually be made with simple observation methods, although further testing with a skin biopsy may be needed to confirm the diagnosis. Other tests, such as blood ...

What Are the Symptoms of Actinic Cheilitis? Also called sailor’s lip, farmer’s lip, or solar cheilosis, actinic cheilitis is a skin condition affecting your lips. It’s a form of actinic keratosis, ...

Actinic keratosis is the most frequent premalignant skin disease in the white population. In current guidelines, no clear recommendations are made about which treatment is preferred. We investigated ...