Keratosis, Actinic, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, Immunodeficiency, Acquired - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

keratosis, actinic carcinoma, squamous cell immunodeficiency, acquired

Body Site

arm hand

Age

48 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

scattered confluent

Color

red white/hypo

Morphology

depressed (atrophy, loss of soft tissue,scar)

Pattern

symmetric sun exposed areas

Comments

This 48-year-old man received a cadaveric renal graft 10 years earlier for chronic renal failure. He worked out doors and had a long history of extensive sun exposure and recurrent sun burns. For over 5 years he had developed multiple squamous cell carcinomas in sun exposed skin. Note multiple actinic keratoses, evolving squamous cell tumors, and old scars.

Description

1-3 cm round hypopigmented atrophic scars, scaly crusted plaques

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2/17/2004 21:36:47

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