Diagnosis and Management of Common Inflammatory Skin Diseases in Older Adults

Monica Hessler-Waning; Gillian Heinecke

doi:10.1016/j.cger.2023.09.007

Diagnosis and Management of Common Inflammatory Skin Diseases in Older Adults

Clin Geriatr Med. 2024 Feb;40(1):11-23. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2023.09.007. Epub 2023 Oct 20.

Authors

Monica Hessler-Waning¹, Gillian Heinecke²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Saint Louis University, 1225 South Grand Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
² Department of Dermatology, Saint Louis University, 1225 South Grand Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. Electronic address: gillian.heinecke@health.slu.edu.

PMID: 38000855
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2023.09.007

Abstract

Inflammatory skin conditions affect people of all ages, genders, and races. These common conditions are frequent causes of visits to the dermatologist. The geriatric population is often afflicted by these conditions because many are chronic and relapsing diseases. These inflammatory conditions include but are not limited to psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, rosacea, and Grover disease. Chronic inflammatory skin conditions place a large burden on the health care system in the United States and have many associated comorbidities. This article discusses these inflammatory dermatoses that affect the geriatric population and common therapeutic options.

Keywords: Dermatitis; Elderly; Geriatric; Inflammatory; Psoriasis; Skin.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Dermatitis, Atopic* / diagnosis
Dermatitis, Atopic* / therapy
Dermatitis, Seborrheic* / diagnosis
Dermatitis, Seborrheic* / drug therapy
Female
Humans
Male
Psoriasis* / diagnosis
Rosacea* / diagnosis
Rosacea* / therapy