Geriatric Dermatology

Where conventional dermatology texts are lacking in the area of chronic care, this practical and comprehensive book expertly covers skin care, including wound care, in nursing homes, adult congregate living, and subacute and home health settings. It presents background and treatment regimens for dermatological therapy in chronic and subacute care and provides forms useful for direct patient contact. The book's main chapters cover the aging of the world's population, dermatological problems and treatment in long-term and nursing-home care, and the special dermatological problems of the elderly that include skin diseases, geriatric hair and scalp disorders, leg, foot and nail diseases, superficial mycoses, scabies and pediculosis, blistering diseases, adverse drug reactions on the skin, leg ulcers, and dermal manifestations of diabetes.