Actinic chelitis
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Mohammed Saleh's condition is actinic cheilitis, a precancerous condition caused by chronic sun exposure that damages the lips over many years. Risk factors include living in hot, dry regions, spending significant time outdoors, having fair skin, and genetic disorders like albinism or xeroderma pigmentosum. The condition begins with hyperkeratosis and solar elastosis and can progress to atrophy of the epithelium and varying degrees of dysplasia from mild to severe if left untreated.
Actinic chelitis
- 1. Name / Mohammed Saleh
- 2. condition of the tissue odegenerativef the lips after years of exposure to ultraviolet (UV, mainly UVB) light, such as sunlight. It is a premalignant condition. chronic and excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation in sun light including : - Hot and dry region . - outdoor life style (farmers,sailors) . - individuals with lighter skin tone . - Genetic disorder ex:- albinism , xeroderma pigmentosum .
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- 5. hyperkeratosis Solar elastosis Atrophic epithelium severe dysplasiaModerate dysplasiaMild dysplasia