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Actinic keratosis on the hand prior to honey treatment.
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A 66-year-old Caucasian gentleman presented to his GP with a singular, raised, crusted, scaly lesion of 21 x 20mm size with marginal erythema on the dorsum of his left hand (Figure 1).
Site of actinic keratosis at three months (immediately after honey treatment).
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After three months, residual appearance of the lesion was a 20 mm by 17 mm area of pink skin with no elements of hypertrophy, crusting, or loss of skin integrity (Figure 2).
Hand at two years after treatment, showing normal skin and no signs of recurrence.
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A photograph was taken at this time (Figure 3).