title: Common skin problems in the elderly.
abstract: Aging of the skin is still an inevitable and unavoidable process. The cutaneous problems associated with aging can be annoying, cosmetically unacceptable, or, in some cases, life-threatening. Fortunately, with the increased interest in geriatric medicine, a much broader range of therapeutic modalities is now available to treat these disorders.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy