actinic keratosis
MONDO:0005173Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names actinic keratosis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A precancerous lesion of the skin composed of atypical keratinocytes. It is characterized by the presence of thick, scaly patches of skin. Several histologic variants have been described, including atrophic, acantholytic, and hyperkeratotic variants.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005173), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: actinic keratosis
- Also called
- actinic (solar) keratosisactinic keratosis (disease)solar keratosis