Measures for skin lesions observed in the elderly person. Main skin diseases and measures. Amyctic dermatopathy. Eczema, prurigo, pruritus cutaneus, etc.

Accession number;01A0333020
Title;Measures for skin lesions observed in the elderly person. Main skin diseases and measures. Amyctic dermatopathy. Eczema, prurigo, pruritus cutaneus, etc.
Author; SUGIURA HISASHI (Shiga Univ. of Med. Sci.)
Journal Title;Clinics & Drug Therapy
Journal Code:S0115B
ISSN:0913-7505
VOL.20;NO.3;PAGE.213-216(2001)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.3, REF.4
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;Amyctic skin diseases of the elderly person are explained. To begin with, fundamental disease states and treatment of senile xeroderma are outlined. Afterwards, the clinical features of eczema nummulare, asteatosis eczema, and itching as the amyctic skin diseases are mainly described. Senile xeroderma is important as the background factor of eczema nummulare and asteatosis eczema. Then, most of eczema nummulare is followed by asteatosis eczema.