title: Common inflammatory skin diseases of the elderly.
abstract: Elderly patients are more likely than the general population to have significant cutaneous diseases due to structural changes, alteration of immunologic response, and different environmental influences. This review focuses on the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of the most common inflammatory dermatoses likely to be encountered in the geriatric population.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Service, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D012628:Dermatitis, Seborrheic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012393:Rosacea / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy