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Seborrheic Keratosis and Related Disorders

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Solar lentigo (SL), seborrheic keratosis (SK), and lichen planus-like keratosis (LPLK) are common benign epidermal proliferative diseases that mostly arise from natural epidermal aging and photoaging. Dermoscopy plays an essential role in the definitive diagnosis, differentiation from other skin tumors, the avoidance of unnecessary biopsy and surgery, and regular dynamic monitoring of lesion changes. In this chapter, the dermoscopic features of these three diseases are discussed, with a focus on SK.

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  1. Dermatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China

    Jie Liu

  2. Dermatology, South China Hospital, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China

    Xian-biao Zou

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Liu, J., Zou, Xb. (2022). Seborrheic Keratosis and Related Disorders. In: Practical Dermoscopy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1460-7_8

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