Open Access<p>Comparative Study of Dermatological Diseases of the Elderly in Relation to the Rest Population</p>
Author(s) -
Papadopoulos Iordanis
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 1178-7015
DOI - 10.2147/ccid.s242294
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatological diseases , etiology , elderly people , age groups , population , dermatology , aged population , rest (music) , pediatrics , gerontology , demography , environmental health , sociology
According to Eurostat, the geriatric population in Greece constitutes almost 21.8% of the total population, with an increasing tendency. Skin diseases of the elderly often originate from internal medicine diseases. The aim of this study was to identify different dermatological conditions among patients over 65 years of age compared to younger patients.