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Old 12-28-2010, 02:21 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by rtsmichele View Post
It sounds like actinic keratoses to me, but you really should have it checked by a dermatologist. The sooner the better. Melanoma is in most cases considered cured if caught and removed early. Please make sure your derm does and excision, not a scrape biopsy and make sure the slides are read by a dermapathologist. You can find a very active community online here: Mpip.org/bb

Good luck! I'm sure it will turn out to be nothing.
I've just googled actinic keratoses and it does sound very similar.
I supose I really should have someone take a look at it though just to make sure. It does hurt when it is rubbed too...
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