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Suggest Treatment For Recurrent Seborrheic Keratosis And Angioma
Question: hi i had gone to see a doctor today in shanghai and they have told me i have got following two diseases. 1) angioma 2) seborrheic keratosis ( its not MC. its increasing day by day). i keep removing these myself but new ones keep occurring. i desperately want to go to XXXXXXX and get a thorough check up done. i am in the middle of something and cannot fly. could you pls tell me what precautionary measures should i take ? for angioma - is LFT enough ? what tests should i take to check the gravity of this trouble. thanks XXXX
Brief Answer:
Angiomas and Seborheic keratosis are benign skin conditions
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Welcome back and thank you for writing to us.
I have answered one of your previous queries.
Close inspection is definitely a more reliable way to diagnose skin conditions and therefore dermatology specialist in your region are in a much better position to accurately diagnose a skin condition as compared to me, on images.
Anyways, Angioma and seborrheic keratosis are absolutely benign conditions. Though, a few angiomas are relatively common in general population and does not signify anything serious, numerous/ uncountable and widely distributed angiomas are more commonly seen in severe liver afflictions e.g hepatitis C infection and cirrhosis of liver. Probably that is the reason they have asked you to do LFT but that is just precautionary, it does'nt mean that you definitely have a serious liver condition and moreover, not everyone with a severe liver condition will have cherry angiomas.
Similarly, seborrheic keratosis, which appear as brown or XXXXXXX raised mole-like lesions, is also an absolutely benign condition.
There may be a family history of similar lesions in affected patients and there is often a genetic component in both these skin conditions. There are no special precautions that you need to take for these 2 conditions. You may however get these removed. Treatment of angioma and seborrheic keratosis, if desired for cosmetic purposes, is through electrocautery or radiofrequency cautery.
Regards
Angiomas and Seborheic keratosis are benign skin conditions
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Welcome back and thank you for writing to us.
I have answered one of your previous queries.
Close inspection is definitely a more reliable way to diagnose skin conditions and therefore dermatology specialist in your region are in a much better position to accurately diagnose a skin condition as compared to me, on images.
Anyways, Angioma and seborrheic keratosis are absolutely benign conditions. Though, a few angiomas are relatively common in general population and does not signify anything serious, numerous/ uncountable and widely distributed angiomas are more commonly seen in severe liver afflictions e.g hepatitis C infection and cirrhosis of liver. Probably that is the reason they have asked you to do LFT but that is just precautionary, it does'nt mean that you definitely have a serious liver condition and moreover, not everyone with a severe liver condition will have cherry angiomas.
Similarly, seborrheic keratosis, which appear as brown or XXXXXXX raised mole-like lesions, is also an absolutely benign condition.
There may be a family history of similar lesions in affected patients and there is often a genetic component in both these skin conditions. There are no special precautions that you need to take for these 2 conditions. You may however get these removed. Treatment of angioma and seborrheic keratosis, if desired for cosmetic purposes, is through electrocautery or radiofrequency cautery.
Regards
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