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(Redirected from Keratoses) Growth of keratin on the skin or mucous membranes Medical condition

Keratosis

Upper arm showing keratosis pilaris
Specialty	Dermatology, medical genetics

Keratosis (from kerat- + -osis) is a growth of keratin on the skin or on mucous membranes stemming from keratinocytes, the prominent cell type in the epidermis. More specifically, it can refer to:

References

Merriam-Webster, Merriam-Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, archived from the original on 2020-05-25, retrieved 2018-03-28.

Cutaneous keratosis, ulcer, atrophy, and necrobiosis

Necrobiotic/palisading	Granuloma annulare Perforating Generalized Subcutaneous Granuloma annulare in HIV disease Localized granuloma annulare Patch-type granuloma annulare Necrobiosis lipoidica Annular elastolytic giant-cell granuloma Granuloma multiforme Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma Palisaded neutrophilic and granulomatous dermatitis Rheumatoid nodulosis Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis/Interstitial granulomatous drug reaction
Foreign body granuloma	Beryllium granuloma Mercury granuloma Silica granuloma Silicone granuloma Zirconium granuloma Soot tattoo Tattoo Carbon stain
Other/ungrouped	eosinophilic dermatosis Granuloma faciale

Dermis/
localized CTD

Cutaneous lupus erythematosus	chronic: Discoid Panniculitis subacute: Neonatal ungrouped: Chilblain Lupus erythematosus–lichen planus overlap syndrome Tumid Verrucous Rowell's syndrome
Scleroderma/ Morphea	Localized scleroderma Localized morphea Morphea–lichen sclerosus et atrophicus overlap Generalized morphea Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini Pansclerotic morphea Morphea profunda Linear scleroderma
Atrophic/ atrophoderma	Lichen sclerosus Anetoderma Schweninger–Buzzi anetoderma Jadassohn–Pellizzari anetoderma Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans Semicircular lipoatrophy Follicular atrophoderma Linear atrophoderma of Moulin Atrophia maculosa varioliformis cutis
Perforating	Kyrle disease Reactive perforating collagenosis Elastosis perforans serpiginosa Perforating folliculitis Acquired perforating dermatosis
Skin ulcer	Pyoderma gangrenosum
Other	Calcinosis cutis Sclerodactyly Poikiloderma vasculare atrophicans Ainhum/Pseudo-ainhum

Tumor

BCC	Forms Aberrant Cicatricial Cystic Fibroepithelioma of Pinkus Infiltrative Micronodular Nodular Pigmented Polypoid Pore-like Rodent ulcer Superficial Nevoid basal-cell carcinoma syndrome
SCC	Forms Adenoid Basaloid Clear-cell Signet-ring-cell Spindle-cell Marjolin's ulcer Bowen's disease Bowenoid papulosis Erythroplasia of Queyrat Actinic keratosis
Adenocarcinoma	Aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma Extramammary Paget's disease
Ungrouped	Merkel-cell carcinoma Microcystic adnexal carcinoma Mucinous carcinoma Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma Verrucous carcinoma Malignant mixed tumor

Benign
tumors

Acanthoma	Forms Large-cell Fissuring Clear-cell Epidermolytic Melanoacanthoma Pilar sheath acanthoma Seboacanthoma Seborrheic keratosis Warty dyskeratoma
Keratoacanthoma	Generalized eruptive Keratoacanthoma centrifugum marginatum Multiple Solitary
Wart	Verruca vulgaris Verruca plana Plantar wart Periungual wart

Other

Epidermal nevus	Syndromes Epidermal nevus syndrome Schimmelpenning syndrome Nevus comedonicus syndrome Nevus comedonicus Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus Linear verrucous epidermal nevus Pigmented hairy epidermal nevus syndrome Systematized epidermal nevus Phakomatosis pigmentokeratotica
Other nevus	Nevus unius lateris Patch blue nevus Unilateral palmoplantar verrucous nevus Zosteriform speckled lentiginous nevus
Ungrouped	Cutaneous horn

Classification	D MeSH: D007642

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