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What do DSAP lesions look like after they heal?
Liquid nitrogen can be used to freeze off lesions. After the treatment, small brown blisters form over lesions. The blisters eventually turn to scabs, which flake off by themselves. If the l...
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How do I care for blisters after liquid nitrogen treatment for DSAP?
Liquid nitrogen can be used to freeze off lesions resulting from disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP). After the treatment, small brown blisters form over lesions. The bliste...
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What should I expect if I have liquid nitrogen treatment for DSAP?
Liquid nitrogen can be used to freeze off lesions resulting from disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP). When DSAP is first diagnosed, a person with the disorder may have 30-40...
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How is disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP) treated?
Prevention of further sun exposure is a very important part of treatment for disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP). Reducing or eliminating sun exposure can prevent skin chang...
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How should I protect myself from the sun if I have DSAP?
Prevention of further sun exposure is a very important part of treatment for disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP). Reducing or eliminating sun exposure can prevent skin chang...
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Why should DSAP lesions be monitored?
Though disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP) is a non-cancerous skin disorder, DSAP lesions tend to show up after years of sun exposure. Changes in the skin can become precanc...
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What color are disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis lesions?
At first, disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP) lesions are faint in color. But over time they may become reddish, purplish, pink, or brown. They may also seem to change color...
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Does the sun affect disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP)?
Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP) is directly related to sun exposure. Different climates affect the lesions. For example, let's say two sisters have DSAP. One sister live...
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Who is likely to get disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP)?
Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP) is an inherited skin condition that may occur in 50% of children who are born to an affected parent. When one child of a parent with DSAP...
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What is disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP)?
Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP) is a rare, non-cancerous, non-contagious skin disorder. Disseminated means that it is widely spread, most likely over the front and lower...
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