{"id":3528,"date":"2023-10-13T10:33:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T08:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.modernmedia.co.za\/modernmedicine\/?p=3528"},"modified":"2023-10-13T10:33:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T08:33:23","slug":"actinic-keratosis-an-update-on-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.modernmedia.co.za\/modernmedicine\/?p=3528","title":{"rendered":"Actinic Keratosis: An Update on Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quicknews.co.za\/modernmedicine\/MM2308-2309-August-September-2023\/index.html?page=48\">Actinic Keratosis: An Update on Management<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Actinic keratoses (AKs) are potentially premalignant cutaneous lesions that occur on chronically sunexposed regions of the body. Left untreated, a small proportion of AKs will transform into invasive squamous cell carcinomas. Treatment for AKs is broadly classified as lesion-directed therapy, and includes cryotherapy or curettage and cautery, or field treatment, which includes topical (eg 5-fluorouracil and imiquimod) and light-directed therapies. Photodynamic therapy involves application of either methyl aminolevulinate or 5-aminolevulinic acid, followed by light activation, either by red light for seven to nine minutes or continuous daylight for two hours. Ingenol mebutate is no longer considered a therapeutic option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Modern Medicine \u2013&nbsp;Issue 5 2023<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actinic Keratosis: An Update on Management Actinic keratoses (AKs) are potentially premalignant cutaneous lesions that occur on chronically sunexposed regions of the body. 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