This image displays many solar lentigos due to the patient having many sunburns as a child and teenager. Solar lentigines are often more pronounced on the left cheek due to sun exposure while driving a car. The backs of the hands commonly have solar lentigines (mistakenly called “liver spots”). The highly sun-exposed back of the forearm shows more numerous solar lentigines than the inner forearm.
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Picture of Solar Lentigo: This image displays many solar lentigos due to the patient having many sunburns as a child and teenager. Divider line
This image displays many solar lentigos due to the patient having many sunburns as a child and teenager.
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A solar lentigo (plural, solar lentigines), also known as a sun-induced freckle or senile lentigo, is a dark (hyperpigmented) lesion caused by natural or artificial ultraviolet (UV) light. Solar lentigines may be single or multiple. This type of lentigo is different from a simple lentigo (lentigo simplex) because it is caused by exposure to UV light. Solar lentigines are benign, but they do indicate excessive sun exposure, a risk factor for the development of skin cancer.
Last Modified: 29 Jan 2008

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