Full Description
This major reference work details the clinical management of older patients with diseases of the skin and provides an exceptional level of educational information for residents in internal medicine and dermatology, fellows in geriatric medicine and physicians engaged in the practice of dermatology, geriatrics, family medicine and internal medicine. With the trends in the aging population globally, the indications to evaluate and manage the growing geriatric population and their health disorders is likely to become increasingly relevant for decades to come. Preparation for these changes in society involves provision of up-to-date knowledge for current and future generations of physicians to deal with the health problems of older adults.
The Textbook of Geriatric Dermatology is the first major clinical reference on the management of skin disorders associated with aging in many years. It has coordinated educational requirements for training programs in internal medicine, geriatric medicine and dermatology to provide the comprehensive management of disorders of aging skin in the present day hospitalized, long-term care and community older adults. Physiological changes and disease processes in older adults differ significantly from those of the young, and this reference work offers detailed clinical guidance in a simple and easy to assimilate multidisciplinary format.
Contents
Geriatric Dermatology: The Dermatologist's Perspective.- Geriatric Dermatology: The Geriatrician's Perspective.- Geriatric Dermatology: Future Trends.- The Physiology of Aging Skin.- Epidemiology of Geriatric Dermatology Diseases.- Comprehensive Geriatric Dermatology Assessment.- Pharmacology and Drug Effects in Aging Skin.- Nutrition.- Special considerations in Geriatric Dermatopathology.- Non-invasive Skin Testing.- Tele-dermatology in Geriatric Dermatology.- Contact Dermatitis.- Bullous Diseases.- Dermatitis Herpetiformis.- Erythema Multiforme.- Grover's Disease.- Perioral Dermatitis.- Porphyria Cutanea Tarda.- Pruritus.- Psoriasis.- Psychocutaneous Disorders.- Rosacea.- Rhinophyma.- Seborrheic Dermatitis.- Solar Elastotic Syndromes.- Urticaria.- Xerosis.- Erythroderma and Rashes in the Acutely Ill Patient.- Superficial Fungal Infections.- Herpes Simplex.- Herpes Zoster.- Scabies And Lice.- Warts.- Covid-19.- Acrochordons.- Amyloidosis.- Xanthomas And Xanthelasma.-Cutaneous Manifestations of Rheumatological Disorders.- Thyroid Skin Disorders.- Lupus Erythematosus.- Cutaneous Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Disorders.- Sarcoidosis.- Giant Cell Arteritis.- Vasculitis.- Diabetes.- Adverse Drug Reactions.- Intertrigo.- Leg Ulcers.- Chronic Venous Insufficiency.- Pressure Ulcers.- Genitalia, Perineum and Anal skin disorders.- Chondrodermatitis.- Cysts.- Digital Myxoid Cyst and Ganglion.- Fibrous Papule.- Seborrheic Keratoses.- Lentigines.- Benign Vascular Lesions.- Pigmentary Disorders.- Miscellaneous Benign Neoplasms and Hyperplasias.- Actinic Keratoses.- Angiosarcoma.- Basal Cell Carcinoma.- Dermatofibroma And Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans.- Intraepidermal Neoplasia.- Kaposi's Sarcoma.- Keratoacanthoma.- Lentigo Maligna.- Cutaneous Lymphoma (Excluding Mycosis Fungoides) and Pseudolymphoma.- Mycosis Fungoides (Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma).- Merkel Cell cancer.- Melanoma.- Nevi.- Squamous Cell Carcinomas.- Radiation Dermatitis.- Disorders of HairGrowth.- Disorders of the Nail.- Disorders of the Oropharynx.
