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Reliability of solar keratosis clinical diagnosis: A prospective study
Author(s) -
Buinauskaite Evelina,
Makstiene Jurgita,
Buinauskiene Jurate,
Valiukeviciene Skaidra
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/ajd.12095
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , rosacea , keratosis , histopathology , photodynamic therapy , gold standard (test) , clinical diagnosis , pathology , radiology , pediatrics , chemistry , organic chemistry , acne
Usually solar keratoses ( SK ) are diagnosed clinically. However other diseases may clinically present as erythematous macules, papules or patches on sun‐exposed areas; therefore the histopathology remains the gold standard diagnostic tool. Our study, which assessed the efficacy of photodynamic therapy ( PDT ), showed that one in 20 clinically diagnosed SK lesions grade I–II identified by board‐certified dermatologists were rosacea and only one in 40 were malignant lesions. These findings should be considered by clinicians who treat clinically diagnosed grade I – II SK without response to treatment or diagnose the recurrence of SK after PDT .