SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS

Course overview

SEBORRHEIC KERATOSES ARE EPIDERMAL SKIN TUMORS THAT COMMONLY PRESENT IN ADULT AND ELDERLY PATIENTS. THEY ARE BENIGN SKIN LESIONS AND OFTEN DO NOT REQUIRE TREATMENT. HOWEVER, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO BE ABLE TO DIFFERENTIATE THESE LESIONS FROM OTHER BENIGN AND MALIGNANT SKIN TUMORS. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE GENERAL EVALUATION AND WORKUP OF SEBORRHEIC KERATOSES IN THE OUTPATIENT SETTING AND DISCUSSES COMMON FEATURES OF SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS AS WELL AS VARIOUS TREATMENT MODALITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM.