Pattern of Skin Diseases in Geriatric Patients Attending Tertiary Care Centre

    March 2017 in “ Journal of evolution of medical and dental sciences ”
    Gunalan P, R. Indradevi, P Oudeacoumar, J Govardhan, K. Damayandhi, Azeem Jaffer N, Varsha Medasani, Chitralekhya Rao
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    Studysummary This study observed that pruritus and xerosis were the most common skin complaints among the geriatric population attending a dermatology clinic in Puducherry. Our plain-language summary of this paper — not a Tressless recommendation.
    In a study conducted over two years involving 300 geriatric patients over 60 years old at a tertiary care center, the most frequent skin complaint was pruritus (44%), and the most common physiological skin change was xerosis (93%). Hypertension was the most common systemic illness associated with skin diseases (23%). Lichen simplex chronicus and fungal infections were the most prevalent types of eczema and infections, respectively, each affecting 11% of patients. Bullous pemphigoid was the sole bullous disorder reported, in 1% of patients. Additionally, 90% of patients experienced greying of hair, and 40% had vertical ridging of nails. The study underscores the importance of focusing on geriatric dermatology for early diagnosis and treatment of skin conditions in the elderly.
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