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Climate change and skin disease: a review of the English‐language literature
Author(s) -
Andersen Louise K.,
Hercogová Jana,
Wollina Uwe,
Davis Mark D. P.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05258.x
Subject(s) - climate change , medicine , disease , english language , climatology , ecology , pathology , linguistics , philosophy , biology , geology
Climate change describes variation in regional or global climates over time. The question of how climate change affects skin disease remains largely unanswered. We reviewed the English‐language literature describing the influence of climate change on skin. Relatively few publications detail aspects of how climate change affects skin. Direct effects include the effects of extreme weather events, and indirect effects include the effects of longer‐term changes in patterns of infections and infestations worldwide. The effect of climate change on skin is unclear, and more studies on this topic are needed.