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Overview and Update in Geriatric Dermatology

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Current literature regarding elderly patient care in dermatology continues to advance and expand due to the increase in population, treatment options, and the associated morbidities. Medical literature in dermatology now includes more topics that focus on treatment of the elderly population in regard to cutaneous and systemic pathologies. Such topics include holistic patient care, integrative medicine, chronic pruritus, autoimmunity, carcinogenic prevention and treatment, and nursing home dermatology. The elderly patients consume a large percentage of pharmaceuticals and experience more comorbidities than other age groups.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Nova Southeastern University Medical School, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA

    Robert A. Norman

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    Robert A. Norman

  3. University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

    Robert A. Norman

  4. Dermatology Healthcare, 8002 Gunn Highway, Tampa, FL,, 33626, USA

    Robert A. Norman

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    Martin Walsh

  6. The University of South Florida (USF), Tampa, FL, USA

    Morgan Naylor

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Norman, R.A., Walsh, M. & Naylor, M. Overview and Update in Geriatric Dermatology. Curr Geri Rep 5, 275–282 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13670-016-0191-8

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