Question 3.8
Question 3.8:
Which one of the following is NOT Solar Lentigo?
- Seborrhoeic keratosis is classically a benign warty or waxy plaque/ papule that appears during adult life as a common sign of aging skin
- It is estimated that >90% of adults over 60 years old have them
- They may arise on any area of skin except palms, soles and mucous membranes
- Solar lentigo is a harmless patch of darkened skin resulting from local proliferation of melanocytes and accumulation of melanin within keratinocytes due to exposure to ultraviolet radiation
- It is classically a flat, well-circumscribed patch
- It can be round, oval or irregular in shape and may be slightly scaly
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