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Topical agents for preventing and treating actinic keratosis
Author(s) -
Chaplin Steve
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.1451
Subject(s) - medicine , actinic keratosis , dermatology , keratosis , pathology , basal cell
Actinic keratoses are skin lesions that can occur as a result of long‐term UV damage and can sometimes progress to squamous cell carcinoma. This article discusses the treatment options for both lesion‐directed and field‐directed topical therapy, to reduce the future risk of squamous cell carcinoma.