title: Dermatoses in geriatric patients.
abstract: Geriatric patients, though they may present many of the dermatological problems occurring throughout adult life, show a greater incidence of the degenerative skin changes consequent on sun exposure in the form of collagen degeneration, solar keratoses, keratoacanthoma and skin cancer. The benign, precancerous and malignant skin tumours, the various types of eczema, senile pruritus and certain other conditions will be discussed.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002145:Callosities; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; D003872:Dermatitis; D003873:Dermatitis, Exfoliative; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006391:Hemangioma; D006801:Humans; D007402:Intertrigo; D007636:Keratoacanthoma; D007642:Keratosis / Q000209:etiology; D007911:Lentigo; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented; D003668:Pressure Ulcer; D011537:Pruritus; D011693:Purpura; D011832:Radiation Injuries; D012532:Scabies; D012871:Skin Diseases; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious; D012878:Skin Neoplasms; D013472:Sunlight; D014005:Tinea; D014777:Virus Diseases; D014860:Warts