We are the most forward deployed clinic of U.S. Naval Hospital Sigonella, Italy. We are responsible for providing care to Naval Support Activity Bahrain, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, Commander Fifth Fleet, and 91 tenant commands.
Hypertrophic actinic keratosis. A common hypertrophic variant of actinic keratosis is presented. Bland cytologic features are dominant, and the pattern varies markedly from that of other actinic keratoses. Histologic and topographic evidence suggests that the hypertrophic changes are induced by the trauma of chronic rubbing.
actinic keratosis. A rough, sandpaper-textured, premalignant macule or papule caused by excess exposure to ultraviolet light. AKs often appear on facial skin (such as near the eyes, on the nose, on the ears, or the lips) and the parts of the body that receive the most sunlight exposure.eratosis (kerÂ´ÉtÅÂ´sis) , n 1. a horny or cornified growth (e.g., wart, callosity). n 2. a condition characterized by cornification, or hyperkeratinization, of the tissues. keratosis, actinic, n an overgrowth of the horny layer of the epidermis caused by excessive exposure to the sun.