Childhood actinic keratosis in an albino transforming into squamous cell carcinoma

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. Actinic keratosis is a premalignant lesion, since histological ch...

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Main Authors: Shubhangi V Agale, Grace F D′Costa, Bhavana M Bharambe, Varsha Bhatia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Dermatology Online Journal
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Online Access:http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2012;volume=3;issue=3;spage=199;epage=201;aulast=Agale