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Geriatric Dermatology Update, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
- 1st Edition, Volume 40-1 - November 27, 2023
- Editor: Nicole M. Burkemper
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 2 1 4 9 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 2 1 5 0 - 0
In this issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest editor Dr. Nicole Burkemper brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Geriatric Dermatology Update. Top experts discu… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest editor Dr. Nicole Burkemper brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Geriatric Dermatology Update. Top experts discuss key topics such as diagnosis and management of common inflammatory skin diseases in older adults; bullous disease; pruritus and scabies; cutaneous drug eruptions; bacterial skin and soft tissue infections; cutaneous fungal infections; and more.
- Contains 11 relevant, practice-oriented topics including common skin cancers in older adults: approach to diagnosis and management; diagnosing and managing ulcers and venous stasis disease; diagnostic methods and management strategies of herpes simplex and herpes zoster infections; cosmetic dermatology concerns in older adults; and more.
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on geriatric dermatology, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Geriatricians
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Foreword
- Preface
- Aging Skin and Wound Healing
- Key points
- The skin and aging
- Normal wound healing
- Wound healing in older adults
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Diagnosis and Management of Common Inflammatory Skin Diseases in Older Adults
- Key points
- Introduction
- Relevant clinical questions
- Psoriasis
- Atopic dermatitis
- Contact dermatitis
- Seborrheic dermatitis
- Rosacea
- Grover disease
- Common Skin Cancers in Older Adults Approach to Diagnosis and Management
- Key points
- Introduction
- Melanoma
- Nonmelanoma skin cancer
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Diagnosis and Management of Bullous Disease
- Key points
- Introduction
- Relevant clinical questions
- Initial workup considerations
- Clinics care points
- Diagnosing and Managing Venous Stasis Disease and Leg Ulcers
- Key points
- Introduction
- Stasis dermatitis
- Lipodermatosclerosis
- Venous ulcers
- Arterial ulcers
- Neuropathic ulcers
- Pyoderma gangrenosum
- Neoplastic ulcers
- Vasculitic ulcers
- Vasculopathic ulcers
- Infectious ulcers
- Discussion
- Clinics care points
- Evaluation and Management of Pruritus and Scabies in the Elderly Population
- Key points
- Introduction: Nature of the problem
- Patient history
- Management of pruritus in the elderly
- Treatment
- Management of medications
- Summary
- Scabies evaluation and treatment
- Clinics care points
- Bacterial Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Older Adults
- Key points
- Introduction
- Relevant skin biology and ecology
- Cellulitis
- Erysipelas
- Impetigo
- Ecthyma
- Erythrasma
- Bacterial folliculitis
- Furuncles, carbuncles, and abscesses
- Surgical site infection
- Infection in chronic wounds
- Necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections
- Fournier gangrene
- Clostridial myonecrosis
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Cutaneous Fungal Infections in Older Adults
- Key points
- Introduction
- Dermatophytosis
- Key points
- Candidal cutaneous infections
- Key points
- Pityrosporum infections
- Key points
- Special considerations regarding systemic antifungal treatment
- Summary
- Clinics care point
- Diagnostic Methods and Management Strategies of Herpes Simplex and Herpes Zoster Infections
- Key points
- Introduction
- Orofacial herpes simplex and genital herpes
- Herpes simplex virus infection in the immunocompromised patient
- Eczema herpeticum
- Herpes simplex encephalitis
- Anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antibody encephalitis
- Laboratory diagnosis of herpes simplex virus and varicella-zoster virus
- Diagnosis of neurologic manifestations
- Wolf postherpetic isotopic response
- Management of herpes simplex virus and varicella-zoster virus
- Acyclovir resistance
- Postherpetic neuralgia
- Vaccination
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Paraneoplastic Dermatoses and Cutaneous Metastases
- Key points
- Paraneoplastic syndromes
- Clinical variants: paraneoplastic syndromes associated with solid tumors
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Clinical variants: hematologic-associated cutaneous syndromes
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Cutaneous metastases
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Cosmetic Dermatology Concerns in Older Adults
- Key points
- Introduction
- Skin concerns
- Injectable treatments
- Hair loss
- Summary
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 40-1
- Published: November 27, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443121494
- eBook ISBN: 9780443121500
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Nicole M. Burkemper
Affiliations and expertise
SLUCARE PHYSICIAN GROUP, St. Louis Univ School of Medicine