Actinic keratosis. Overview. Actinic keratosis Actinic keratoses are scaly spots or patches on the top layer of skin. With time the spots or patches may become hard with a wart-like surface. An actinic keratosis (ak-TIN-ik ker-uh-TOE-sis) is a rough, scaly patch on your skin that develops from years of exposure to the sun. It's most commonly found on your face, lips, ears, back of your hands, forearms, scalp or neck.
Swelling of the elbow is mainly due to inflammatory processes. Excessive fluid collects in the tissue spaces and any cavities in the elbow and causes soft swelling of the area. Sometimes it can involve the bone â bony swelling â although the bone is in most cases resistant to the inflammatory processes affecting the surrounding soft tissue.
The most common causes of elbow lump or mass are pyogenic skin infection, bursitis, and sebaceous cyst. Other possible causes, such as migraine, are more rare.ithin all the people who go to their doctor with elbow lump or mass, 41% report having elbow swelling, 41% report having headache, and 26% report having elbow stiffness or tightness. 1  Elbow swelling strong predictor 41. 2  Headache 41.