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EK90 category

Actinic keratosis and other discrete epidermal dysplasias

Definition

A group of conditions characterised by varying degrees of keratinocytic atypia resulting from damage to keratinocyte DNA. They carry a small propensity to develop into invasive squamous cell carcinoma.

3 subordinate codes

Also indexed as

Actinic keratosis and other discrete epidermal dysplasias

Nearby in Disorders of the skin of uncertain or unpredictable malignant potential