Contents:

Preface 5

Abbreviations 6

PART 1 Skin changes with aging 7

PART 2 Inflammatory skin disease 13

PART 3 Neoplasms of the skin 65

PART 4 Infestations and infections 103

PART 5 Metabolic and nutritional disease 115

PART 6 Skin signs of systemic disease 121

Index 134

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:

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