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Chapter 38 - Dermatologic Conditions
from Section III - Care of the Elderly by Organ System
- By Frank Lacy, Maria del Mar Melendez-Gonzalez, Christopher J. Sayed
Edited by Jan Busby-Whitehead, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Samuel C. Durso, The Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, Christine Arenson, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Rebecca Elon, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Mary H. Palmer, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, William Reichel
Book:

Reichel's Care of the Elderly

Published online:

30 June 2022

Print publication:

21 July 2022, pp 457-476
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Summary

Skin conditions affect patients of all ages, but there are unique considerations in the geriatric population. The structure and function of the skin evolve over time in ways that alter the risk of developing many skin diseases as well as the appearance of both normal and abnormal skin findings. It is important to recognize normal skin changes such as seborrheic keratosis and actinic purpura and to be able to distinguish them from more concerning changes such as skin cancers or infections that are more likely to occur in elderly patients. In this chapter, we review the typical effects of aging on the skin and the important neoplastic, inflammatory, infectious, and other processes.