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Dermatology

Skin infections in older adults

Hahnel et al (2017) investigated the prevalence of skin diseases in older nursing home residents while also exploring the possible associations of these with demographic and medical characteristics....

Interventions for hand eczema

The primary objective of the review summarised here (Christoffers et al, 2019) was to assess the efficacy of topical and systemic interventions for hand eczema in adults and children..

Eczema and the older person

Certain factors accelerate skin ageing. The skin is easily damaged by ultraviolet light, and excessive sun exposure can cause dryness, irregular pigmentation, loss of collagen and deep wrinkling....

Dermatological conditions in older adults: clinical overview

Generally, the most common symptom of dermatitis, dermatologically speaking is itching, which might appear with or without lesions of the skin. Therefore, to evaluate pruritus, a thorough history and...

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