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Ceratose actínica

Evidence last reviewed: 15 Feb 2026
Topic last updated: 08 Apr 2025

Summary

Definition

History and exam

Key diagnostic factors

  • presença de fatores de risco
  • máculas ou placas escamosas, únicas ou múltiplas
  • lesões escamosas com uma superfície hiperceratótica
  • lesões marrons, escamosas, bem-definidas
  • lesões semelhantes a ceratoses seborreicas, nevos melanocíticos e melanoma maligno precoce
  • protuberâncias hipertróficas, em forma cônica, que crescem a partir da superfície da pele
  • aspereza avermelhada escamosa com induração, fissuras e ulceração do lábio inferior e borda vermelha
  • lesão sobre área corporal exposta ao sol
  • pápulas tipo verruga elevada, papilomatosas, cor da pele
  • placas com escamas bem leves sobre pele brilhante muito fina
  • pápulas bem-definidas, violáceas, com linhas brancas finas na superfície
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Other diagnostic factors

  • evidência de dano solar à pele
  • prurido ou sangramento
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Risk factors

  • exposição crônica à radiação UVB
  • cor de pele clara, sardas e albinismo
  • idade >40 anos
  • sexo masculino
  • imunocomprometimento
  • xeroderma pigmentoso
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Diagnostic tests

Tests to consider

  • dermatoscopia
  • biópsia de pele
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Treatment algorithm

ONGOING

lesões confluentes do couro cabeludo

lesões na cabeça e no rosto, excluindo lesões periorbitárias, queilite actínica e lesões confluentes no couro cabeludo

lesões periorbitais ou periorbitárias

queilite actínica

dorso das mãos

abaixo do joelho

Contributors

Authors

Brian Berman, MD, PhD
Brian Berman

Professor Emeritus of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Miami

Skin & Cancer Associates, LLP

Co-Director

Center for Clinical and Cosmetic Research

Aventura

FL

Disclosures

BB is, or has been, a paid consultant/advisor for Almirall (manufacturer of tirbanibulin), Lemonex, Berg/BPGBio Pharma, Novartis, Aiviva, Ferndale, Sensus, Novan, Pierre Fabre (manufacturer of 5-FU), Biofrontera (manufacturer of ALA), SUN (manufacturer of ALA), LEO (manufacturer of ingenol mebutate - removed from market), Sirnaomics, Menlo, Sonoma, PHD Biosciences, Birch BioMed, Mediwound, Mino Labs, and Thirona. He has been a speaker for Almirall (manufacturer of tirbanibulin), LEO (manufacturer of ingenol mebutate), and Sensus. His institution has received investigator funding from Biofrontera (manufacturer of ALA), LEO (manufacturer of ingenol mebutate), Pulse, Sirnaomics, Menlo, Birch BioMed, and Mediwound. BB has stock options in Thirona and Mino Labs.

Sadegh Amini, MD
Sadegh Amini

Dermatologist

Skin and Cancer Associates

Voluntary Assistant Professor

Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery

University of Miami

Miller School of Medicine

Miami

FL

Disclosures

SA has been compensated by Primus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for being a member of the clinical advisory board.

Peer reviewers

David S. Cassarino, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Departments of Pathology and Dermatology

UCLA

Los Angeles

CA

Disclosures

DSC declares that he has no competing interests.

Christopher Shea, MD

Dermatopathology Fellowship Director

University of Chicago

Section of Dermatology

Chicago

IL

Disclosures

CS declares that he has no competing interests.

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Key articles

Berman B, Bienstock L, Kuritzky L, et al. Primary Care Education Consortium; Texas Academy of Family Physicians. Actinic keratoses: sequelae and treatments. Recommendations from a consensus panel. J Fam Pract. 2006 May;55(5):suppl 1-8. Abstract

de Berker D, McGregor JM, Mohd Mustapa MF, et al. British Association of Dermatologists' guidelines for the care of patients with actinic keratosis 2017. Br J Dermatol. 2017 Jan;176(1):20-43. Abstract

Eisen DB, Asgari MM, Bennett DD, et al. Guidelines of care for the management of actinic keratosis. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 Oct;85(4):e209-33.Full text  Abstract

European Dermatology Forum. Evidence and consensus based (S3) guidelines for the treatment of actinic keratosis. 2015 [internet publication].Full text

Eisen DB, Dellavalle RP, Frazer-Green L, et al. Focused update: guidelines of care for the management of actinic keratosis. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 Aug;87(2):373-4.e5.Full text  Abstract

Reference articles

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