RT Book, Section
A1 Kerns, Michelle L.
A1 Chien, Anna L.
A1 Kang, Sewon
A2 Kang, Sewon
A2 Amagai, Masayuki
A2 Bruckner, Anna L.
A2 Enk, Alexander H.
A2 Margolis, David J.
A2 McMichael, Amy J.
A2 Orringer, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1161334118
T1 Skin Aging
T2 Fitzpatrick's Dermatology, 9e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071837798
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161334118
RD 2024/04/16
AB AT-A-GLANCEIntrinsic  skin  aging  includes  the  inevitable  physiologic  changes  of  the  skin  that  occur  with  time  and  are  influenced  by  genetic  and  hormonal  factors.Extrinsic  skin  aging  is  the  preventable  structural  and  functional  changes  of  the  skin  that  occur  with  exposure  to  environmental  factors,  the  most  important  source  being  ultraviolet  radiation.Intrinsic  and  extrinsic  aging  of  the  skin  have  distinct  histologic  and  clinical  manifestations.Oxidative  damage  is  a  common  component  of  the  multiple  mechanisms  of  aging.Geriatric  dermatoses  include  solar  lentigines,  seborrheic  keratoses,  senile  angiomas,  xerosis,  asteatotic  eczema,  and  pruritus.There  is  increased  incidence  of  benign  and  malignant  skin  growths  in  the  elderly  population.Infections  in  the  elderly  often  have  distinctive  causative  organisms  and  increased  morbidity  and  mortality  relative  to  younger  patients.