In some cases, skin disease may suggest early diagnosis of a developing neurologic condition, while in others, presence of a neurologic condition should prompt careful evaluation for cutaneous disease. Summary Elderly patients with neurodegenerative conditions should prompt evaluation for both benign facial...
This small flap of flesh-colored or slightly darker tissue hangs off your skin by a stalk. They're usually found on the neck, chest, back, armpits, under the breasts, or in the groin area. Skin tags appear most often on women and elderly people. They aren’t dangerous and usually don...
Ageing is a biological process and the problems associated with it are multifarious. When it comes to matters of the skin, while some only have an increase in wrinkles to worry about, others face a lot of skin conditions, which can cause severe health concerns. Here we discuss some of the...
This elderly woman had noticed the development of sharply demarcated, symmetrical white patches on the skin of her hands and feet. It had been increasing for the previous year. When on holiday in the summer, it had caused her some problems because the depigmented areas had tended to ...
Skin irritation and inflammation: Conditions such as dermatitis or other skin disorders that cause chronic irritation or inflammation may increase the risk of developing skin tags in affected areas. Insulin resistance and obesity: Studies show a significant correlation between increased BMI and the develo...
Superimposed on the changes of physiological ageing are changes characterised by chronic sun exposure. Skin neoplasia, whether benign, premalignant or malignant, is more common in the elderly. It is important to identify benign conditions, as it is crucial that lesions with a malignant potential be...
Your skin can be a window to your underlying health, says Wake Forest University's Joseph Jorizzo, MD, one of the experts who literally wrote the book on skin signs of internal disease. Many underlying health conditions -- some very serious -- first appear as skin problems. ...
Elderly people with mature skin should choose products with alpha hydroxy, petrolatum and lactic acid [source: Mayo Clinic]. Beyond choosing a good product for maintaining the skin barrier, there are techniques you can use to help boost the power of your moisturizer. An intense moisturizing techni...
This comprehensive book presents the latest information on all aspects of the aging skin, including a broad spectrum of the relevant basic science, malignant and non-malignant age-associated diseases and conditions, techniques and methods, toxicological and safety considerations in the elderly, psychologi...
The elderly patient presents us with a variety of benign and malignant skin lesions. The ability to differentiate various cutaneous neoplasms is especially important in the geriatric population because of the higher incidence of malignant skin tumors that arise in aging skin. The aim of this chapter...