Actinic keratosis on the hand.
Actinic keratoses on the face and scalp.
Imiquimod 5% cream is effective in treating Actinic keratosis.
Pre-malignant conditions- eg, Bowen's disease, areas of skin showing Actinic damage.
An inadequate biopsy might be read as Actinic keratosis with follicular involvement.
Light-skinned people and those who had bad sunburns as children are more prone to getting Actinic keratoses.
In fact,
excessive exposure and without precaution could cause a solar or Actinic dermatitis, or in the worst case, cancer.
Freezing- In this process, the doctor destroys Actinic keratosis and parts of some small,
early cancers by frozen liquid nitrogen.
A 2017 study showed
that regular intake of vitamin B3 reduced risk for developing Actinic keratosis, a precursor to skin cancer.
Supplemental Actinic(420-480nm) are often used with these lamps
to provide a more pleasing appearance of the corals and fish and to fill in this needed spectrum.
It can also be effective in treating basal cell carcinoma, Bowen's disease,
Bowen papulosis, Actinic keratosis,
and skin tumors such as cutaneous T-cell tumor and Kaposi's sarcoma.
Two Orphek Atlantik v2.1b which I just changed optics to 90 degree lenses and
just added Orphek OR-120 Actinic bar. Lights are mounted 9” above tank.
In 2004, the FDA approved the medication for treating certain basal cell
cancers, and in 2010 they approved a lower dose to treat precancerous lesions called Actinic keratosis.
Achieve that deep blue/purple Actinic look that causes coral to fluoresce
and show color that are not visible in the higher range of the visible spectrum: Channels 2 and 3.
Achieve that deep blue/purple Actinic look that causes coral to fluoresce and
show color that are not visible in the higher range of the visible spectrum by combining Sky Blue with Violet/UV Spectrums.
Evidence of efficacy of this procedure for the treatment of BCC,
Bowen's disease and Actinic(solar) keratosis is adequate to support its use for
these conditions(provided that the normal arrangements are in place for consent, audit and clinical governance).