Biomaterial Database

Common skin problems in the elderly. 1989

D M Kleinsmith, and N V Perricone

Department of Dermatology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan.

Aging of the skin is still an inevitable and unavoidable process. The cutaneous problems associated with aging can be annoying, cosmetically unacceptable, or, in some cases, life-threatening. Fortunately, with the increased interest in geriatric medicine, a much broader range of therapeutic modalities is now available to treat these disorders.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009260	Nail Diseases	Diseases of the nail plate and tissues surrounding it. The concept is limited to primates.	Disease, Nail,Diseases, Nail,Nail Disease
D006201	Hair Diseases	Diseases affecting the orderly growth and persistence of hair.	Hair Disease
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D000369	Aged, 80 and over	Persons 80 years of age and older.	Oldest Old
D012871	Skin Diseases	Diseases involving the DERMIS or EPIDERMIS.	Dermatoses,Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders,Dermatosis,Skin Disease
D012878	Skin Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the SKIN.	Cancer of Skin,Skin Cancer,Cancer of the Skin,Neoplasms, Skin,Cancer, Skin,Cancers, Skin,Neoplasm, Skin,Skin Cancers,Skin Neoplasm