Wondering how many of us have Keratosis?

[waterbby100]

I have been on Plaquinel for quite a while and have started getting bumps all over my hands, some on arms, legs and chest. I asked my rheumy and he said it was from the sun. The bumps came on suddenly like within 4 months. I have done some research and I am pretty sure they are Actinic Ketatosis. They come from sun exposure but are agrivated by immune suppressants. I wonder how many of us have had these? What do you do to help them not itch? and has anyone had them progress into cancer? The research I did says that they are the precursers to skin cancer.

Be Well,
Kimber

[irish]

Actinic kerotosis are precursors to cancer but can be treated with different creams and sometimes abraded by dermatologist.

The plaquenil is not an immune suppressor. It is an anti-inflammatory drug so should not cause any issues. I have been loaded with kerotoses for years and have never been on any immune suppressors. I think a lot of it is just normal wear and tear on the body from sun exposure over a lifetime. If a person lays in the sun it will be worse.

My dermatologist told me to wear sun cream every day even when inside. He said that the rays come through the windows and can still cause damage. I also have a ton of other junk on my skin that my immunologist attributes to autoimmune issues. Let's all cheer for autoimmune. It ruins our fun, and in my case, has ruined any looks that I did have that weren't considered "doglike".lol Irish

[waterbby100]

Irish thanks for the info. Ya my looks arn't what they used to be, but I guess I really don't even care anymore as long as I can move and be motivated to actually do something...anything! Sjs Stinks.....but what choice do we have. I guess you just have to learn to laugh at yourself.  I have started wearing sunscreen, I was to cool to wear it when I was younger...I guess its a case of cool turned fool. Anyhow..

Be Well,

Kimber

[Skylar]

It doesn't sound like Actinic kerotosis - these develop over many years therefore they wouldn't just show up in such a short period as 4 months. I also don't think they look like your garden variety bumps - rather they look scaly and even wart like.

I posted recently about developing something called Polymorphic Light Disruption which for some unknown reason I developed this spring as my Sjogrens flare started. It's basically an allergic reaction to the sun. It's causing an itchy raised bumpy rash on my arms, hands, neck and nose. It mainly affects those parts of my body that are protected from sun during the winter but in Spring got too much UV exposure too quickly and with the flare, well my body just reacted abnormally. Could this be what you're experiencing?

https://sjogrensworld.org/index.php?topic=16886.msg179789#msg179789

[Nat]

I just posted a study under the thread, "Diarrhea, pain in guts, very tired. TMI apologies" that shows Sjogrens is associated with B12 deficiency. Here is a study that shows polymorphic lesions can be associated with B12 deficiency. Do your lesions resemble these?

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2294086/

[waterbby100]

Skylar, I looked on the web at some pictures of Polymorphic Light Eruptions and my bumps don't resemble those. The bumps are not red but skin tone to brown almost like a raised freckle that has a different texture rough and almost velvet looking as the light shines across my skin. Very Weird.

Nat, it could be B-12 related the rash doesn't look like the ladies shoulder but a mix between the dark toes of the one lady and the shoulder of the other. I do have Sublingual B-12 here I might try it for awhile and see if it helps.

Thanks for the suggestions. It seems with Sjs the symptoms are always odd. It's 3:50 am and I have to be at work at 9...I wish I could sleep!!!

Kimber