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Aktinische Keratosen

Actinic keratoses

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Aktinische Keratosen (AKs) nehmen mittlerweile einen großen Stellenwert in unserem dermatologischen Alltag ein. Aufgrund der immer älter werdenden Gesellschaft ist auch weiterhin von einer Zunahme der AK-Patienten in Klinik und Praxis auszugehen. Um die Entwicklung eines Plattenepithelkarzinoms zu vermeiden, sollte frühzeitig eine Behandlung erfolgen. Zahlreiche Therapieoptionen stehen hierfür aktuell zur Verfügung. Neben läsionsgerichteten Behandlungen für isolierte AKs gibt es auch gute Therapiemöglichkeiten bei Vorliegen einer Feldkanzerisierung. Welches Behandlungsverfahren letztlich angewendet wird, sollte individuell von dem Befund sowie den Bedürfnissen des Patienten abhängig gemacht werden.

Abstract

Actinic keratosis (AK) is a very common skin diagnosis in office-based dermatology. Due to the demographic changes with increasing numbers of elderly people, the proportion of patients with AK is expected rise. In order to avoid progression into squamous cell carcinoma, early treatment is recommended. Numerous treatment options are currently available for this purpose. In addition to targeted therapies for isolated AK many field-directed treatment modalities are available. However, the treatment option that is finally chosen depends on a variety of factors (e.g., age of the patient, the extent of the clinical findings) and the patient’s needs and therefore has to be customized.

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T. Hommel hat als Prüfärztin an klinischen Studien im Indikationsgebiet der Firmen Almirall, Biofrontera, Galderma und Leo teilgenommen sowie Vortrags- und Beratungshonorare von Biofrontera und Galderma erhalten. R.-M. Szeimies hat als Prüfarzt an klinischen Studien im Indikationsgebiet der Firmen Almirall, Biofrontera, Galderma und Leo teilgenommen, von den genannten Firmen sowie photonamic Vortrags- und Beraterhonorare erhalten und ist Mitglied in Advisory Boards von Almirall, Biofrontera, Galderma, ISDIN, Leo, photonamic und Pierre-Fabre. Er war ferner an der Entwicklung eines ALA-haltigen transdermalen therapeutischen Systems (TTS) und einer LED-Lampe zur PDT beteiligt.

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Hommel, T., Szeimies, RM. Aktinische Keratosen. Hautarzt 67, 867–875 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00105-016-3873-4

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