From: geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks)
Subject: Re: "liver" spots
Reply-To: geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks)
Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh Computer Science
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In article <1993Apr19.162502.29802@news.eng.convex.com> cash@convex.com (Peter Cash) writes:
>What causes those little brown spots on older people's hands? Are they
>called "liver spots" because they're sort of liver-colored, or do they
>indicate some actual liver dysfunction?

Senile keratoses.  Have nothing to do with the liver.


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