Comparative study on the age-related incidence of seborrheic keratosis and verruca plana in patients with verruca plana-like lesions
Abstract Seborrheic keratosis (SK) is a common skin disease in the elderly. However, in cases where SK presenting as multiple skin-colored or clustered lesions can be easily misdiagnosed as verruca plana (VP), especially in the young population. This retrospective study investigated the prevalence o...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Nature Portfolio
2024-03-01
|
| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55617-1 |
| _version_ | 1797274965499707392 |
|---|---|
| author | Han-Seul Kim So Yeon Myeong Hee Young Kang Jin Cheol Kim |
| author_facet | Han-Seul Kim So Yeon Myeong Hee Young Kang Jin Cheol Kim |
| author_sort | Han-Seul Kim |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Abstract Seborrheic keratosis (SK) is a common skin disease in the elderly. However, in cases where SK presenting as multiple skin-colored or clustered lesions can be easily misdiagnosed as verruca plana (VP), especially in the young population. This retrospective study investigated the prevalence of SK and VP in the lesions that appear clinically similar to VP according to age. We examined the pathology slides of the skin tissue and photographs of patients who were clinically suspected to have VP. A total of 503 patients were included in the study, out of which 174 patients were finally diagnosed with SK (34.6%) and 132 with VP (26.2%). The mean ages of the SK- and VP-diagnosed group were 39.3 and 35.4 years, respectively. SK had a higher prevalence among individuals older than 30 years, and relative frequency of SK should not be ignored in patients with a grouped distribution in their 20 s and 30 s. Therefore, our study suggests that multiple verrucous skin-colored to brownish plaques are also commonly diagnosed as SK in young people as well as VP, and the prevalence of SK and VP may not always depend solely on chronological aging, and the prevalence of SK among young people may be higher than commonly believed stereotypes suggest. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-07T15:05:40Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-d77afc8c06314fa5968c2f36365904e8 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2045-2322 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-07T15:05:40Z |
| publishDate | 2024-03-01 |
| publisher | Nature Portfolio |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Scientific Reports |
| spelling | doaj.art-d77afc8c06314fa5968c2f36365904e82024-03-05T18:55:00ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-03-011411810.1038/s41598-024-55617-1Comparative study on the age-related incidence of seborrheic keratosis and verruca plana in patients with verruca plana-like lesionsHan-Seul Kim0So Yeon Myeong1Hee Young Kang2Jin Cheol Kim3Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of MedicineDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Molecular Medicine, Graduate School of Ajou UniversityDepartment of Dermatology, Ajou University School of MedicineDepartment of Dermatology, Ajou University School of MedicineAbstract Seborrheic keratosis (SK) is a common skin disease in the elderly. However, in cases where SK presenting as multiple skin-colored or clustered lesions can be easily misdiagnosed as verruca plana (VP), especially in the young population. This retrospective study investigated the prevalence of SK and VP in the lesions that appear clinically similar to VP according to age. We examined the pathology slides of the skin tissue and photographs of patients who were clinically suspected to have VP. A total of 503 patients were included in the study, out of which 174 patients were finally diagnosed with SK (34.6%) and 132 with VP (26.2%). The mean ages of the SK- and VP-diagnosed group were 39.3 and 35.4 years, respectively. SK had a higher prevalence among individuals older than 30 years, and relative frequency of SK should not be ignored in patients with a grouped distribution in their 20 s and 30 s. Therefore, our study suggests that multiple verrucous skin-colored to brownish plaques are also commonly diagnosed as SK in young people as well as VP, and the prevalence of SK and VP may not always depend solely on chronological aging, and the prevalence of SK among young people may be higher than commonly believed stereotypes suggest.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55617-1Age factorsAgedKeratosisSeborrheicPrevalenceSkin neoplasms/etiology |
| spellingShingle | Han-Seul Kim So Yeon Myeong Hee Young Kang Jin Cheol Kim Comparative study on the age-related incidence of seborrheic keratosis and verruca plana in patients with verruca plana-like lesions Scientific Reports Age factors Aged Keratosis Seborrheic Prevalence Skin neoplasms/etiology |
| title | Comparative study on the age-related incidence of seborrheic keratosis and verruca plana in patients with verruca plana-like lesions |
| title_full | Comparative study on the age-related incidence of seborrheic keratosis and verruca plana in patients with verruca plana-like lesions |
| title_fullStr | Comparative study on the age-related incidence of seborrheic keratosis and verruca plana in patients with verruca plana-like lesions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative study on the age-related incidence of seborrheic keratosis and verruca plana in patients with verruca plana-like lesions |
| title_short | Comparative study on the age-related incidence of seborrheic keratosis and verruca plana in patients with verruca plana-like lesions |
| title_sort | comparative study on the age related incidence of seborrheic keratosis and verruca plana in patients with verruca plana like lesions |
| topic | Age factors Aged Keratosis Seborrheic Prevalence Skin neoplasms/etiology |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55617-1 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT hanseulkim comparativestudyontheagerelatedincidenceofseborrheickeratosisandverrucaplanainpatientswithverrucaplanalikelesions AT soyeonmyeong comparativestudyontheagerelatedincidenceofseborrheickeratosisandverrucaplanainpatientswithverrucaplanalikelesions AT heeyoungkang comparativestudyontheagerelatedincidenceofseborrheickeratosisandverrucaplanainpatientswithverrucaplanalikelesions AT jincheolkim comparativestudyontheagerelatedincidenceofseborrheickeratosisandverrucaplanainpatientswithverrucaplanalikelesions |