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Chronic Effects of Sunlight |
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Actinic Keratosis |
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Actinic keratoses are premalignant lesions that are a consequence of many years of sun exposure. Actinic keratoses should not be confused in name or appearance with seborrheic keratoses, which also develop with age but may occur on non‒sun-exposed areas and are not premalignant.
Image provided by Thomas Habif, MD.