Clinical and pathological study of 328 cases of actinic keratosis in eastern chinese patients.
Dermatology
; 227(4): 316-20, 2013.
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| ID: mdl-24192985
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Actinic keratosis (AK) is prevalent and has been widely studied in fair-skinned populations. However, this is not the case in eastern countries. AK in Asians has not been so thoroughly investigated.OBJECTIVES:
To analyse the clinical and pathological features of a relatively large number of cases of AK diagnosed in older Chinese patients.METHODS:
Case histories of 328 patients with pathologically diagnosed AK were analysed retrospectively. Their demographic, clinical, pathological and treatment data were collected for analysis of associated factors.RESULTS:
Lesions were usually distributed on the face, especially the cheeks and temples. The most frequent pathological type was hypertrophic. Only 34% of the cases had been diagnosed correctly as AK before biopsy; many were mistaken for seborrhoeic keratosis.CONCLUSIONS:
Most patients were elderly females and there was a higher incidence of lesions on the face, and a lower incidence on the extremities and trunk; this finding contrasts with previous investigations in fair-skinned people.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Piel
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Pueblo Asiatico
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Errores Diagnósticos
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Dermatosis Facial
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Queratosis Actínica
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dermatology
Asunto de la revista:
DERMATOLOGIA
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China