title: Geriatric dermatology review: Major changes in skin function in older patients and their contribution to common clinical challenges.
abstract: There is a paucity of data to guide evidence-based treatment decisions in managing older dermatologic patients, in part because of the frequent exclusion of older adults from clinical trials. Hence, we provide a comprehensive review of important conditions in geriatric dermatology, or "dermatogeriatrics." It is our hope the field of "dermatogeriatrics" will become more evidence-based and recognized as a field in its own right so that we can better meet the needs of our growing numbers of older patients, now and in the future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Redwood City, CA.
authors.forename: Anne Lynn S
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Jillian W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Justin O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Norman
mesh_terms: D056704:Adaptive Immunity / Q000502:physiology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004817:Epidermis / Q000502:physiology; D053061:Herpes Zoster Vaccine; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000502:physiology; D015595:Skin Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D053061:Herpes Zoster Vaccine
keywords: Geriatric dermatology; dermatogeriatrics; elderly skin