title: Effects of climate changes on skin diseases.
abstract: Global climate is changing at an extraordinary rate. Climate change (CC) can be caused by several factors including variations in solar radiation, oceanic processes, and also human activities. The degree of this change and its impact on ecological, social, and economical systems have become important matters of debate worldwide, representing CC as one of the greatest challenges of the modern age. Moreover, studies based on observations and predictive models show how CC could affect human health. On the other hand, only a few studies focus on how this change may affect human skin. However, the skin is the most exposed organ to environment; therefore, it is not surprising that cutaneous diseases are inclined to have a high sensitivity to climate. The current review focuses on the effects of CC on skin diseases showing the numerous factors that are contributing to modify the incidence, clinical pattern and natural course of some dermatoses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Naples Federico II, Via Pansini, 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Balato
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Megna
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ayala
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balato
authors.forename: Maddalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Napolitano
authors.forename: Cataldo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Patruno
mesh_terms: D057231:Climate Change; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006813:Humidity; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000528:radiation effects / Q000821:virology; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D017193:Skin Diseases, Viral / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013472:Sunlight / Q000009:adverse effects; D013696:Temperature