Pigmented, raised, warty lesions over the face and trunk should be assessed by an experienced practitioner who can distinguish:
a. cutaneous tags from lentigines.
b. furuncles from folliculitis.
c. sebaceous hyperplasia from eczema.
d. seborrheic keratoses from actinic keratos-es.
D
Actinic keratoses have malignant potential, and seborrheic keratoses do not. Because they can look similar, an experienced practitioner should make the determination.
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