Keratosis | |
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Upper arm showing keratosis pilaris | |
Specialty |
Dermatology,
medical genetics
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Keratosis (from kerat- + -osis) [1] 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: