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dermatologic disorders in the elderly
Etiology:
1) bullous pemphigoid
2) dermatitis
a) contact dermatitis
b) seborrheic dermatitis
c) stasis dermatitis
d) asteatotic dermatitis
3) drug eruption
4) lichen simplex chronicus
5) infections
a) candidiasis
b) cellulitis
c) dermatophytosis
d) erysipelas
e) herpes zoster
f) warts
6) infestations
a) lice
b) scabies
7) keratoacanthoma
8) neoplasms
a) benign neoplasms
1] seborrheic keratosis
2] solar lentigo
b) precancerous lesions:
1] actinic keratosis
2] lentigo maligna
3] dysplastic nevus
c) skin cancers
1] basal cell carcinoma (80%)
2] squamous cell carcinoma (16%)
3] melanoma (4%)
d) Kaposi's sarcoma
e) cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
9) pemphigus vulgaris
10) pruritus
11) psoriasis
12) rosacea
13) vascular lesions
a) cherry angioma
b) venous lake
c) spider angioma
d) angiokeratoma of Fordyce
e) actinic purpura
14) xerosis
Related
elderly (senior citizen)
skin
skin aging (includes aging of skin appendages)
General
skin disease (dermatologic disorder, dermatopathy, dermatosis)
geriatric disorder; disease of old age; geriatric syndrome
References
- Usatine, RP, In: Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine &
Board Review, Marina Del Ray, CA, Sept 12-15, 2001
- Gilchrest BA, Aging of the Skin, In: Principles of Geriatric
Medicine, 4th ed,, Hazzard et al (eds), McGraw-Hill, NY, 1999,
pg 573-602
- Skin Care and Aging
http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/skin.asp