Volume : VI, Issue : V, May - 2017

GERIATRIC DERMATOSES A CLINICAL STUDY

Dr Sanyogita Singh, Dr B S Rathore, Dr Arvind Krishna, Dr Tushyata Arora

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 Introduction: Aging is a biological reality, which has its own dynamics, beyond human control. People aged 60+ years are generally referred to as older population. Skin mirrors the first signs of natural aging, and the maintenance, and improvement of its quality has gained particular attention. Aim: This study aims to delineate the spectrum of various geriatric dermatoses. Material and Methods: All patients aged 60 years and above of either sex, presented to the dermatology OPD and IPD were recruited for the study. A detailed history, demographics, complete dermatological examination, along with routine investigations whenever required  were recorded in predesigned proforma. Result: Out of 300 patients studied, 68.7 % were males and 31.3 %  were females. The group 60–69 years constituted a maximum (65.7%) number of geriatric patients. Among physiological manifestations, wrinkling was the commonest seen in all the patients followed by xerosis (48%) and seborrheic keratosis (44.7%).Greying of hair (92.3%) was the commonest age related hair change. Among the nail changes, longitudinal ridging (84%) was the commonest followed by nail pigmentation (43.7%). Among infections and infestations, fungal infections were the commonest seen in 23%, followed by viral infections in 10.7%, bacterial infections in 8% and scabies in 4.3% of geriatric patients. Conclusion: The geriatric population is afflicted with a great many dermatology concerns, not only because of normal aging process but the additional stressors acquired from the environmental causes.

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Dr Sanyogita Singh, Dr B S Rathore, Dr Arvind Krishna, Dr Tushyata Arora, GERIATRIC DERMATOSES A CLINICAL STUDY, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : VOLUME-6 | Issue‾5 | May‾2017

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