WAILEA, HAWAII – More than half of the patients with seborrheic keratosis had more than 16 lesions, in a prospective study of 406 adults at 10 dermatology practices.
The results were presented in a poster at the Hawaii Dermatology Seminar provided by Global Academy for Medical Education/Skin Disease Education Foundation.
The study population was 62% female, with an average age of 58 years. Patients were seen at 10 community dermatology clinics across the United States, where they completed questionnaires about their seborrheic keratosis.
Of those surveyed, 54% had more than 16 lesions, while 18% had 5 or fewer; another 18% had 6-10 lesions, and 10% had 11-15 lesions. The mean number of lesions by location ranged from 3.6 on the face to 26 on the upper body. Approximately 31% of patients reported picking at their lesions to cause them to fall off.
Most of those surveyed said they were either interested or somewhat interested in an office-based treatment. Female patients and patients with lesions on the head and neck were more likely to report interest in an office-based treatment.
The findings were limited by the inclusion only of patients who presented to private dermatology clinics and therefore may not generalize to the overall population of seborrheic keratosis patients.
The author of the study was James Del Rosso, MD, of Touro University, Nevada.
The study was supported by Aclaris Therapeutics. Dr. Del Rosso has received consulting fees from Aclaris.
SDEF and this news organization are owned by the same parent company.