Actinic Keratosis (Solar Keratosis)
Actinic keratoses are pre-cancerous, due to too much sun-exposure over years, which appear as small, scaly…
Possible Skin Conditions
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Adult, Female, Back of Hand (Edit search)
In the adult, many conditions can affect the back of the hand. Many of the more worrisome conditions are caused by a lifetime of sun exposure. Age spots (solar lentigo) are not cancerous but are evidence of significant sun exposure on unprotected skin. Actinic keratosis is a scaly thickening of the skin that can become cancer if left untreated. Keratoacanthoma is a type of skin cancer that will grow rapidly (over 4-6 weeks) and causes a dramatic crusted skin growth. The other skin cancers (eg, melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma) are all common to the hands. Click the pictures below for more information on these and other conditions.
Exact Matches
13 results
Allergic Contact Dermatitis
This is severe allergic contact dermatitis, resulting in very thick, scaly lesions on the fingers.
Bug Bite or Sting
Insect bites are often multiple and may be grouped as on the hand in this individual. An older, flatter, partially…
Cutaneous Horn
Not all cutaneous horns are pointed. Like all cutaneous horns, this lesion is extremely hard to the touch.
Flat Wart
This image displays a severe case of flat warts on the hands, including dozens of white-appearing lesions.
Gout
This image display a frequent location of gout, the fingers.
Irritant Contact Dermatitis
This image displays a patient with irritant contact dermatitis due to chronic exposure to gasoline and oil…
Lichen Simplex Chronicus
Thick, scaly, slightly elevated lesions with pronounced skin lines occur when the skin is repeatedly rubbed.
Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac
Linear streaks with bumps or blisters are common in those with a poison ivy allergy who come in contact with the oil…
Scabies
As displayed in this image, bleeding can accompany scabies due to scratching the affected area.
Solar Lentigo
The backs of the hands commonly have solar lentigines (mistakenly called “liver spots”).
Sunburn
This image displays redness and small blisters on the tops of hands and fingers typical of sunburn.
Vitiligo
This image displays an almost total pigment loss in a patient with vitiligo.
Close Matches
22 results
Abscess
Boils (Furunculosis)
Cellulitis
Common Wart
Dry Skin (Xerosis)
Dyshidrotic Eczema (Dyshidrotic Dermatitis)
Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)
Granuloma Annulare
Keratoacanthoma
Lentigo Simplex
Lichen Planus
Melanoma
Mole (Nevus)
Mole, Atypical (Atypical Nevus)
Nummular Dermatitis
Post-Inflammatory Hypopigmentation
Psoriasis
Pyogenic Granuloma
Ringworm (Tinea Corporis)
Seborrheic Keratosis
Shingles (Zoster)
