Measures for skin lesions observed in the elderly person. Main skin diseases and measures. Drug eruption, and toxicoderma.

Accession number;01A0333022
Title;Measures for skin lesions observed in the elderly person. Main skin diseases and measures. Drug eruption, and toxicoderma.
Author; YOKOZEKI HIROO (Tokyo Med. and Dent. Univ.)
Journal Title;Clinics & Drug Therapy
Journal Code:S0115B
ISSN:0913-7505
VOL.20;NO.3;PAGE.223-226(2001)
Figure&Table&Reference;REF.2
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;Drug eruption of the elderly person is explained. Frequently occurred disease types of drug eruption of the elderly person is the lichen type, the light allergy type and the erythroderma type. Since the period until the drug eruption crisis from the beginning of dosage of the causing agent is long in the drug eruption of the elderly person, it is necessary to suspect the drug eruption due to the long-term intake drug. It is necessary to change into the other drug without easily stopping the drug at all and after the consultation with the family top doctor who prescribed the drug, when the drug eruption is suspected in the elderly person.