Colby Evans <br/><br/>
Skin Diseases in the Elderly  A Color Handbook  

 - 	illustrated  
 - London   CRC Press  2011  
 - 	144 pages  
 - Medical Color Handbook Series  .
<br/><br/>Contents:<br/><br/>Preface   5<br/><br/>Abbreviations   6<br/><br/>PART 1 Skin changes with aging   7<br/><br/>PART 2 Inflammatory skin disease   13<br/><br/>PART 3 Neoplasms of the skin   65<br/><br/>PART 4 Infestations and infections   103<br/><br/>PART 5 Metabolic and nutritional disease   115<br/><br/>PART 6 Skin signs of systemic disease   121<br/><br/>Index    134<br/> 
<br/><br/> In this new color handbook, the authors deal systematically with those skin conditions that are particular to or more common in the elderly covering testing, diagnosis and treatment options. Given ageing populations the need for such a book is urgent. More and more elderly patients will seek care for a variety of skin conditions, ranging from eczem  Common terms and phrases:<br/><br/>actinic allergic amyloidosis annulare areas associated basal cell carcinoma benign cause cheilitis chronic CLINICAL FEATURES common in elderly condition contact dermatitis cosmetically cutaneous cysts DEFINITION AND CLINICAL Dermatofibromas diabetes DIAGNOSIS AND INVESTIGATIONS DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS disease drug eruptions eczema elderly patients EPIDEMIOLOGY epidermis erythema especially excision exposure females fibrous papule folliculitis helpful histological infection INVESTIGATIONS The differential involvement irritated itching Kaposi sarcoma keratinocytes lentigines lentigo lesions lice lichen planus lupus erythematosus lymphoma males malignancy medications melanocytic melanoma metastasis Microscopically mimic mucosal multiple neoplasms nevus nodules Nummular dermatitis occur oral painful papules paraneoplastic pemphigus phototherapy pigmented plaques potential present pruritus psoriasis risk rosacea scalp scleroderma Sebaceous carcinoma sebaceous hyperplasia seborrheic keratoses Sjögren syndrome SJS/TEN Skin biopsy skin cancer SPECIAL POINTS Treatment squamous cell carcinoma stasis dermatitis steroids sun-exposed skin Sweet syndrome systemic steroids testing tinea tion tissue topical steroids treated typically ulcers underlying urticaria usually warts xanthomas 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>	1840766158 9781840766158 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label>--Medical / Geriatrics--Medical / General --  Medical / Dermatology --	Medical › General