What is actinic keratosis?

Actinic Keratosis (AK) are skin lesions resulting from overgrowth of atypical skin cells. They frequently appear as scaly reddened bumps on sun-exposed skin. AKs are precursors to squamous cell carcinoma and may progress to cancer although it is not common. Treatment is usually cryotherapy.

How do members experience actinic keratosis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with actinic keratosis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for actinic keratosis*

Who has actinic keratosis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 3
40s 1
50s 4
60s 8
70+ 11

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 12
Female 15

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What is actinic keratosis?

Actinic Keratosis (AK) are skin lesions resulting from overgrowth of atypical skin cells. They frequently appear as scaly reddened bumps on sun-exposed skin. AKs are precursors to squamous cell carcinoma and may progress to cancer although it is not common. Treatment is usually cryotherapy.



Common symptoms reported by people with actinic keratosis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for actinic keratosis

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Compare treatments taken by people with actinic keratosis

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have actinic keratosis through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with actinic keratosis? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has actinic keratosis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 11 say actinic keratosis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 3
40s 1
50s 4
60s 8
70+ 11
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 1
30-39 years 0
40-49 years 4
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 2
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 12
Female 15

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 10
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from actinic keratosis patients who have completed their condition history
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