Seborrheic keratosis is noncancerous (benign) wart-like growths on the surface of the skin.
Alternative NamesBenign skin tumors - keratosis; Keratosis - seborrheic; Senile keratosis
Causes, incidence, and risk factorsSeborrheic keratosis is a benign form of skin tumor. The cause is unknown. The condition commonly appears after age 40.
SymptomsSymptoms are skin growths that:
Diagnosis is based primarily on the appearance of the growths. A skin lesion biopsymay be used to confirm the diagnosis.
TreatmentTreatment is usually not required unless the growths become irritated or are unsightly.
If treatment is needed, growths may be removed with surgery or freezing (cryotherapy).
Expectations (prognosis)Removing the growths is simple and usually does not result in scars. However, growths on the trunk often leave the skin lighter colored.
In rare cases, a person who gets many growths very quickly may have gastric cancer.
Growths usually do not return after they are removed, but people who are prone to this condition may develop more growths in the future.
ComplicationsCall for an appointment with your health care provider if you have symptoms of seborrheic keratosis.
Also call if you develop new symptoms, including:
Seborrheic keratosis is noncancerous (benign) wart-like growths on the surface of the skin.
Alternative NamesBenign skin tumors - keratosis; Keratosis - seborrheic; Senile keratosis
Causes, incidence, and risk factorsSeborrheic keratosis is a benign form of skin tumor. The cause is unknown.
The condition commonly appears after age 40 and tends to run in families.
SymptomsSymptoms are skin growths that:
Diagnosis is mainly based on the way the growths appear. A skin lesion biopsymay be used to confirm the diagnosis.
TreatmentTreatment is usually not needed unless the growths become irritated or are unsightly.
If treatment is needed, growths may be removed with surgery or freezing (cryotherapy).
Expectations (prognosis)Removing the growths is simple and usually does not cause scars. However, growths on the trunk often leave the skin lighter colored.
Growths usually do not return after they are removed. However, people who tend to get this condition may develop more growths in the future.
ComplicationsCall for an appointment with your health care provider if you have symptoms of seborrheic keratosis.
Also call if you develop new symptoms, including:
Habif TP, ed. Clinical Dermatology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier;2009: pp 776-783.
Brodsky J. Management of benign skin lesions commonly affecting the face: actinic keratosis, seborrheic keratosis, and rosacea. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009;17:315-320.
Reviewed ByReview Date: 10/03/2010
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Disease, Atlanta, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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Seborrheic keratosis is a common, benign, flesh-, brown-, or black-colored tumor.
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Seborrheic karatosis is a skin condition where a benign growth starts to appear. They seem to be seen more as people age. They are not cancerous but can resemble melanoma skin cancer. They can also take the form of a wart like appearance but they have no viral origins.
Well, that's a crazy way of putting it, but I guess you mean seborrheic keratosis.
I have used Compund W ( for warts) at home on the spots that are raised. There needs to be several applications . It works like the freezing at the dermatologists office but it takes a little longer.Plan B:....You don't even need compound W unless it's bigger than an eraser...Here's a great answer from a family practitioner:'I Use Fingernail Surgery to Remove My Seborrheic Keratoses'George D. Lundberg, MD - www.medscape.com:http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/548889...I was a little skeptical, but couldn't believe how easily these things scrape right off. (...and if it doesn't scrape right off, it's probably not seborrheic keratosis - in which case you may want to have a doctor check it out for you.)
As a pathologist, I've seen the term used for lesions that appear wart-like, but do not have all of the features needed for a definitive diagnosis of a wart. The histological differential diagnosis includes verruca vulgaris (wart), seborrheic keratosis, prurigo nodularis, and lichen simplex chronicus. The important thing to keep in mind is that these lesions are all benign.
FOLLICULAR KERATOSIS?what is the etiolgy,,symptoms and liine of treatment of follicular keratosis?
The plural form of keratosis is keratoses.
Keratosis is the overgrowth of the keratin layer in the skin.