Clinical utility of ingenol mebutate in the management of actinic keratosis. Perspectives from clinical practice [PDF]
, 2018 Actinic keratoses (AKs) are epidermal cutaneous neoplasia observed predominantly in middle-aged and older subjects with mainly photo type I and photo type II on sun-exposed surfaces as a result of DNA damage.
Bernardini, Nicoletta +3 more
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Intense pustular reaction during treatment of actinic keratosis with ingenol mebutate
Przegląd Dermatologiczny, 2015 Introduction. Actinic keratosis is a common diagnosis in dermatological practice. Lesions usually appear on senile skin or skin exposed to sunlight. As they can progress to squamous cell carcinoma, all lesions should be properly treated.
Dorota Jaśkiewicz-Nyckowska +2 more
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Dermoscopy of Actinic Keratosis: A Systematic Review
Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2020 Introduction: Dermoscopy is a tool that aids clinicians in the diagnosis of actinic keratosis; however, few diagnostic accuracy studies have determined its sensitivity and specificity for this diagnosis. Objective: Determine the diagnostic accuracy of
Karla L. Valdés-Morales +3 more
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Factors influencing response to ingenol mebutate therapy for actinic keratosis of face and scalp [PDF]
, 2017 AIM To determine factors independently influencing response to ingenol mebutate therapy and assess efficacy on clinical setting of non-hypertrophic non-hyperkeratotic actinic keratosis (AK).
Balduzzi, Veronica +9 more
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Pifu-xingbing zhenliaoxue zazhi, 2019 Objective: To explore the value of dermoscopy in the diagnosis of seborrheic keratosis, actinic keratosis and basal cell carcinoma. Methods: Patients which clinically diagnosed as seborrheic keratosis (108 cases), actinic keratosis (46 cases) and basal ...
Hao-bo JIANG +5 more
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A proposed scoring system for assessing the severity of actinic keratosis on the head: actinic keratosis area and severity index [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Actinic keratosis (AK) severity is currently evaluated by subjective assessment of patients. Objectives: To develop and perform an initial pilot validation of a new easy-to-use quantitative tool for assessing AK severity on the head ...
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Childhood actinic keratosis in an albino transforming into squamous cell carcinoma
Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2012 Actinic keratosis is a scaly, cutaneous lesion that is often seen in elderly patients. It is almost never seen in children and young adults. It develops on areas such as the face, ears and dorsa of the hands with chronic sun exposure.
Shubhangi V Agale +3 more
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Vitamin D levels in actinic keratosis: a preliminary study [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2018 : Background: Recent studies that investigated the effect of vitamin D on skin cancer risk have exhibited inconsistent results. Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate vitamin D status in patients with actinic keratosis.
Aslı Aksu Çerman +3 more
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Histology of non-melanoma skin cancers. An Update [PDF]
, 2017 Non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in humans. Several different non-melanoma skin cancers have been reported in the literature, with several histologic variants that frequently cause important differential diagnoses ...
Cantisani, Carmen +4 more
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Evaluation of the therapeutic results of actinic keratosis treated with topical 5% fluorouracil by reflectance confocal laser microscopy: preliminary study [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2015 Topical treatment for actinic keratosis with 5% fluorouracil has a recurrence rate of 54% in 12 months of follow-up. This study analyzed thirteen actinic keratoses on the upper limbs through confocal microscopy, at the time of clinical diagnosis and ...
Priscila Ishioka +4 more
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