Geriatric dermatology, changes related to aging

Due to the population growth in our country, it is extremely important to disclose the different medical specialties that cater to primary care and treatment, in addition to those related to secondary care. Many are the skin diseases that mostly affect elderly people; hence, we summarize the most common ones and those diseases causing the greatest impact on life quality. The present study aims to provide an approach to the physiological changes and main characteristics of the skin of elderly people; furthermore, it lists the main benign skin conditions whose diagnosis represents a great deal of intervention in these patients. The most prevalent bullous diseases and neoplasms have also been added. We conclude that the Mexican primary health-care sector needs more in-depth training about the changes in the elderly population and their main skin diseases.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Sánchez-Álvarez,Israel, Arellano-Mendoza,María Ivonne, García,Lorenzo
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedad Médica del Hospital General de México A.C. 2019
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2524-177X2019000300158
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