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No, a keloid is an abnormally raised scar. Keratosis is an overgrowth of the horny (hard) layer of the skin, like a wart.
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What is the medical term meaning abnormally raised or thickened scar?
keloidKeloid is an excessive hypertrophic scar.
An abnormally raised or thickened scar that expands beyond the boundaries of the incision?
Keloid
What are some other terms for actinic keratosis?
Actinic keratosis is a small, raised area on one's skin that has usually been exposed to the sun for a fairly long time. Actinic keratosis can lead to a type of skin cancer, usually prevalent in older people.
What is the skin condition known as follicular keratosis?
FOLLICULAR KERATOSIS?what is the etiolgy,,symptoms and liine of treatment of follicular keratosis?
What is the plural form of keratosis?
The plural form of keratosis is keratoses.
What is keratosis?
Keratosis is the overgrowth of the keratin layer in the skin.
Which is a fungal infection leukoderma keratosis erythema trichomycosis or seborrhea?
Keratosis
What is diabetic keratosis?
You mean "Diabetic Ketoacidosis", check for it on Google. There's no such thing as diabetic keratosis.
what does actinic keratosis cause?
Actinic Keratosis is a type of precancer that can cause visible lesions on skin. If you have Actinic Keratosis, then you have sustained sun damage and could potentially develop skin cancer.
What is a good treatment for the disease keratosis?
A good treatment for the disease keratosis is to take medications like adapalene, tazarotene, and tretinoin. These medicines often treat keratosis disease within 3 months.
What is one of the main risk of actinic keratosis?
The main risk of actinic keratosis is of skin cancer. This mainly has to do with the fact that actinic keratosis is caused by sun damage to skin, as is most skin cancer.
What is a benign overgrowth and thickening of the epidermis called?
Keratosis is the term for any condition that is a benign overgrowth and thickening of the epidermis.
