Term info
database cross reference
- UMLS:C0036651
- SNOMEDCT_US:72100002
- UMLS:C1328931
Subsets
hposlim_core
comment
Lentigines are commonly (but not always) due to chronic sun exposure (solar lentigines; sometimes called liver spots) and occur most frequently on the face and back of the hands.
definition
Presence of an unusually high number of lentigines (singular: lentigo), which are flat, tan to brown oval spots.
has narrow synonym
Liver spots
id
HP:0001003