TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Common Skin Disorders
A1  - Urman, Christine O.
A1  - Loo, Daniel S.
A2  - Williams, Brie A.
A2  - Chang, Anna
A2  - Ahalt, Cyrus
A2  - Chen, Helen
A2  - Conant, Rebecca
A2  - Landefeld, C. Seth
A2  - Ritchie, Christine
A2  - Yukawa, Michi
Y1  - 2014
N1  - 
T2  - Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Geriatrics, 2e
AB  - Aging  skin  is  subject  to  both  intrinsic  aging  processes,  as  well  as  many  years  of  environmental  assault.  With  increasing  age,  skin’s  barrier  function  declines,  making  it  much  more  difficult  to  maintain  moisture.  Thus,  dry  skin  in  older  adults  is  almost  inevitable.  This  has  multiple  consequences,  the  most  common  being  pruritus.  Dry  skin  is  also  more  susceptible  to  environmental  insults,  which  can  cause  eczematous  dermatitis  because  of  an  irritant  or  an  allergen.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100068881
ER  -