 Keratosis, Actinic
"Keratosis, Actinic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
White or pink lesions on the arms, hands, face, or scalp that arise from sun-induced DNA DAMAGE to KERATINOCYTES in exposed areas. They are considered precursor lesions to superficial SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA.
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D055623
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.834.450 C17.800.428.570
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Keratosis, Actinic" by people in Profiles.
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Walker JL, Siegel JA, Sachar M, Pomerantz H, Chen SC, Swetter SM, Dellavalle RP, Stricklin GP, Qureshi AA, DiGiovanna JJ, Weinstock MA. 5-Fluorouracil for Actinic Keratosis Treatment and Chemoprevention: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Invest Dermatol. 2017 06; 137(6):1367-1370.
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Berman B, Shabbir AQ, MacNeil T, Knudsen KM. Variables in Cryosurgery Technique Associated With Clearance of Actinic Keratosis. Dermatol Surg. 2017 Mar; 43(3):424-430.
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Pomerantz H, Hogan D, Eilers D, Swetter SM, Chen SC, Jacob SE, Warshaw EM, Stricklin G, Dellavalle RP, Sidhu-Malik N, Konnikov N, Werth VP, Keri J, Lew R, Weinstock MA. Long-term Efficacy of Topical Fluorouracil Cream, 5%, for Treating Actinic Keratosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Dermatol. 2015 Sep; 151(9):952-60.
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Ferracini M, Sahu RP, Harrison KA, Waeiss RA, Murphy RC, Jancar S, Konger RL, Travers JB. Topical photodynamic therapy induces systemic immunosuppression via generation of platelet-activating factor receptor ligands. J Invest Dermatol. 2015 Jan; 135(1):321-323.
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Lebwohl M, Swanson N, Anderson LL, Melgaard A, Xu Z, Berman B. Ingenol mebutate gel for actinic keratosis. N Engl J Med. 2012 Mar 15; 366(11):1010-9.
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