Imbangela enkulu ye-actinic keratosis ukuvezwa kwesikhathi eside emisebeni ye-UV evela elangeni noma emibhedeni yokushuka, okonakalisa kancane kancane amaseli esikhumba. Isikhumba esifair, iminyaka emidala, ukungatheleleki kahle, nezinye amakhemikhali noma imisebe kwandisa ingozi.
I-Actinic keratosis iyisimo esingaphambi komdlavuza, futhi ingxenye yezilonda ingashintsha ibe yi-squamous cell carcinoma ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ukuba nezilonda eziningi noma ezinkulu, ezivuthayo kuphinde kubonise ingozi enkulu yomdlavuza wesikhumba esiseduze esonakele yilanga.
Ukwelashwa kuvame ukuhlanganisa ukuvikelwa elangeni okuqinile nokususa noma ukubhubhisa izindawo ezonakele usebenzisa izindlela ezifana nokubanda, i-laser, amakhrimu, noma i-photodynamic therapy. Ukukhetha okuqondile kuncike ekutheni unazo izilonda ezingaki, zibukeka kanjani, nokuthi ngabe umdlavuza usolakala yini, okungase kudinge i-biopsy noma ukususwa kokuhlinzwa.