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Actinic keratosis (AK), sometimes called solar keratosis or senile keratosis, [1] [2] is a pre-cancerous [3] area of thick, scaly, or crusty skin. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Actinic keratosis is a disorder ( -osis ) of epidermal keratinocytes that is induced by ultraviolet (UV) light exposure ( actin- ).
Outdoor lifestyle: e.g. farmers, sailors, fishermen, windsurfers, mountaineers, golfers, etc. [2] This has given rise to synonyms for this condition such as "sailor's lip" and "farmer's lip". [8] The prevalence in agricultural workers in a semi-arid region of Brazil is reported to be 16.7%.
Histology slide of a solar lentigo. Differently from the melanotic nevi and the verrucous nevi on the skin, age spots change in color and in shape with time. Wang-Michelitsch and Michelitsch propose a hypothesis inspired by their misrepair-accumulation aging theory [12] for the development of age spots. [13]
Pin says she didn’t realize that having the inner lips of the vulva protrude past the outer lips is actually completely normal and quite common. Around 50% of women have labia minora longer than ...
A lentigo (/ l ɛ n ˈ t aɪ ɡ oʊ /) (plural lentigines, / l ɛ n ˈ t ɪ dʒ ɪ n iː z /) is a small pigmented spot on the skin with a clearly defined edge, surrounded by normal-appearing skin. It is a harmless (benign) hyperplasia of melanocytes which is linear in its spread.
Lentigo in cats is a common dermatological condition characterized by the presence of small, flat, brownish spots on the skin — particularly around the lips, nose, and eyelid margins. Unlike in ...
Bigger, fuller lips are one of the most wanted beauty features. Celebs like Kylie Jenner, Kat Von D and Ashley Tisdale have even created cosmetic lines to enhance your face.
Ink spot lentigo (sunburn lentigo) Laugier–Hunziker syndrome; Lentigo simplex (simple lentigo) Malignant blue nevus; Medium-sized congenital nevocytic nevus; Melanoacanthoma; Melanocytic tumors of uncertain malignant potential; Moynahan syndrome; Mucosal lentigines (labial and penile and vulvar melanosis, melanotic macules)