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Actinic Keratosis – Signs and Symptoms

Signs and Symptoms of Actinic Keratosis - Once you locate such symptoms on your skin, visit a dermatologist. Some actinic keratoses disappear and resolve by themselves. Early detection and treatment can stop progression of actinic keratosis into skin cancer.

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<p><strong>Signs and Symptoms of Actinic Keratosis<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>New York &lpar;USA&rpar;&comma; June 21&comma; 2013<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Actinic Keratosis&colon; Signs and Symptoms<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Common signs and symptoms of actinic keratosis include&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8211&semi; Flat or little raised patch on top layer of skin<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8211&semi; Dry&comma; rough&comma; and scaly patch of skin<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8211&semi; Hardening of skin bump into a wart<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8211&semi; Changing of color in skin patch from pink to red to brown<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8211&semi; Burning or itching sensation in affected area<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8211&semi; Bleeding from affected skin patches<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8211&semi; Persistent pain in skin lesions<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8211&semi; Gradual spreading of skin patch<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8211&semi; Slowly becoming crusty and scaly<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8211&semi; Crust with a white or yellow scale on top that develops into a rough and hard surface<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8211&semi; Lesions are easily felt than seen<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8211&semi; Any unusual or suspicious growth of skin<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8211&semi; Color changes in skin<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Once you locate such symptoms on your skin&comma; visit a dermatologist&period; Some actinic keratoses disappear and resolve by themselves&period; Sometimes they return with exposure to sun’s rays&period; Scratching or picking at such scars can prompt reoccurrence of actinic keratosis&period; Symptoms are easily visible across exposed parts of your skin&period; Initially you only feel most symptoms of actinic keratosis and later affected skin patches are visible&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Early detection and treatment can stop progression of actinic keratosis into skin cancer&period; Although not all actinic keratoses develop into skin cancer&comma; sometimes you are at a higher risk of developing different types of cancer due to presence of actinic keratosis&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;theteamwork&period;com&sol;health&sol;2016-150170-actinic-keratosis-definition-diagnosis&period;html"><strong><span style&equals;"text-decoration&colon; 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