TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence and treatment of allergic and nonallergic skin disorders in the elderly
AU - Parker, Frank
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - This article discusses the diagnoses, differentiation, and treatment of allergic contact and irritant contact dermatitis and alerts the clinician to things that can mimic contact such as neurodermatitis, scabies, time, and drug reactions. Further, other common skin problems of the elderly including pruritis, vulvar atrophy, and actinic purpura are described and the clinical features of skin cancers including basal cell squamous cell carcinomas, melanomas, and skin metatases are outlined and illustrated.
AB - This article discusses the diagnoses, differentiation, and treatment of allergic contact and irritant contact dermatitis and alerts the clinician to things that can mimic contact such as neurodermatitis, scabies, time, and drug reactions. Further, other common skin problems of the elderly including pruritis, vulvar atrophy, and actinic purpura are described and the clinical features of skin cancers including basal cell squamous cell carcinomas, melanomas, and skin metatases are outlined and illustrated.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0889-8561(05)70328-3
DO - 10.1016/S0889-8561(05)70328-3
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:1642444319
SN - 0889-8561
VL - 17
SP - 521
EP - 541
JO - Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America
JF - Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America
IS - 4
ER -