Skin diseases commonly seen in the elderly are more often than not the effects of sun damage or vascular disease. The effects of a lifetime of even casual sun exposure can be dramatic. Chronically sun-exposed skin becomes thin, loses collagen, and has disrupted elastin and decreased ...
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Skin diseases in the elderly are more often than not the effects of sun damage or vascular disease. In both community-dwelling elderly and nursing-home residents, seborrheic keratosis and xerosis...doi:10.1007/978-3-319-32700-6_89-1Nages Nagaratnam...
Common skin disorders in the elderly 来自 Semantic Scholar 喜欢 0 阅读量: 29 作者:Omar,MH 摘要: Ageing causes a decline in the function of human skin, while factors such as medical conditions, drugs and environmental irritants add to the compromised skin and predispose it to certain conditions...
This review focuses on the special considerations for some of the more common dermatological disorders in elderly adults and examines presentation, contributing factors, and association with systemic diseases.关键词: Keywords bullous pemphigoid geriatrics skin cancer ...
Intended for the physician who treats skin diseases, this book is especially designed to be of service to the nondermatologist as well as to the dermatologist who is in the process of establishing his practice. To the former it provides treatment guidelines for those skin diseases that the gener...
Athletic activity may cause or aggravate skin disorders, which in turn may diminish athletic performance. Since many sporting activities necessitate prolonged exposure to the sun, athletes must avoid painful sunburn which will adversely affect their performance. Drugs and chemicals also may cause photoall...
There are thousands of different skin disorders we may experience during our lifetime, and even more strategies to treat or prevent them.
Finding a bump, rash, red mark, or welt on a child's body is more common than not finding one. Most of these are not worrisome; however, some may be more concerning than others. We will present some information about common skin findings in this slide presentation to help patients better...
Learn to identify common skin conditions, diseases, and disorders. Learn the causes, symptoms, and treatment for dry skin, itchy skin, and rashes. See pictures.