Lirka (asker) Jul 23, 2010:

pls someone enter sailor's skin as an answer

Cetacea Jul 22, 2010:

sailor's skin as suggested by Susanne, is a synonym and commonly used in English as well, see e.g. http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/sailor'sskin

Lirka (asker) Jul 22, 2010:

@ Nils; Sorry, it should be "Lichthaut" typo

Susanne Schiewe Jul 22, 2010:

Maybe a descriptive translation like 'chronically damaged skin induced by UV radiation' is fine in this case. Similar terms in German seem to be 'Seemannshaut' oder 'Landmannshaut'; and there seems to be a difference between these conditions and an actinic or solar keratosis.

Neben der Landmanns- oder Seemannshaut oder Lichthaut sind als Vorstufen des Hautkrebs am häufigsten die solare Keratose, d. h. durch Sonne bedingte Verhornungsstörungen zu nennen.
http://www.dr-edit-hoffmann.de/DR_HOFFMANN/SONNE.HTM

Nils Andersson Jul 22, 2010:

Type? in one place "Lichhaut", in another "Lichthaut". Not sure but the latter
seems to suggest a lack of pigmentation.