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Overview
Over the past few years the world's population has continued on its remarkable transition from a state of high birth and death rates to one characterized by low birth and death rates. Consequently, primary care physicians and dermatologists will see more elderly patients presenting age-related dermatological conditions. There has never been a better time for a book devoted entirely to skin care in the elderly.
Geriatric Dermatology draws together a panel of experts who provide an overview of the diagnosis and treatment of geriatric skin diseases. It begins with a general review of the aging of the world's population and the major dermatological problems that often arise in elderly patients. An added benefit is the book's coverage of geriatric skin care in nursing homes, adult congregate living, and subacute and home health settings, a subject not always found in conventional dermatology texts.
The book includes:
- A summary of the dermatological disorders frequently encountered in the elderly, including eczematous dermatitis, skin infections, and neoplasias
- A description of the most common geriatric hair and scalp disorders, including graying, alopecia, and scalp psoriasis
- Comprehensive coverage of the diagnosis and treatment of leg, foot, and nail diseases
- Detailed discussion of the treatment of superficial mycoses, scabies, and pediculosis
- Less common geriatric conditions such as blistering diseases
- Major adverse drug reactions on the skin
- Leg ulcers due to venous insufficiency, arterial diseases, and diabetic nephropathy
- Diagnosis and treatment of diabetic complications of dermatology, such scleroderma and dermopathy
The study of diseases that impact the elderly population is a crucial and growing area of interest in medicine. Geriatricians, primary care physicians, dermatologists, and others involved in the care of the elderly will inevitably see an increase in skin diseases specific to aging. The comprehensive coverage provided by Geriatric Dermatology facilitates the diagnosis and management of these geriatric skin diseases from the common to the rare and unusual.
This is a much-needed, practical, and comprehensive clinical reference on geriatric dermatology. Where conventional dermatology texts are lacking in the area of chronic care, this book expertly covers skin care, including wound care, in nursing homes, adult congregate living environments, and subacute and home health settings. It presents background and treatment regimens for dermatological therapy in chronic and subacute care and provides forms useful for direct patient contact. The main chapters cover the graying of America, medical and administrative structures of extended care facilities, skin problems in chronic and subacute care, recommended therapy using physical therapy and other services, and treatment protocols. Also included are bibliographic references and index.
Editorials
From The Critics
Reviewer: Patricia Wong, MD(Stanford University Medical Center)Description: This book covers topics related to caring for elderly patients with skin problems. Discussions of the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of these disorders are accompanied by color photographs of various skin conditions. There is a sample physician order form to use as a guideline in writing orders for nursing staff to care for chronic skin ulcers in hospitalized or nursing home patients. There is a nice table on how to work up a chronic leg ulcer in the chapter on leg ulcers.
Purpose: There are many dermatology texts that cover the same subject, but they are not organized as a geriatric dermatology book. There is no information in this book that cannot be found in a comprehensive general dermatology book.
Audience: This book is aimed at general medical dermatologists who care for elderly patients. This is a multiauthored book and all the authors are experts in their specialty field of dermatology.
Features: The treatment discussions provide up-to-date recommendations and many treatment options are discussed for each skin disorder. There are many good color photographs depicting the conditions discussed in the text.
Assessment: The book provides an overview sketch of the common problems the general dermatologist sees in the geriatric population. There is no particular information or advantage that I can see over existing texts except that this information is organized with the geriatric population in mind.
Booknews
Specialist dermatologists explain the diagnosis and treatment of geriatric skin diseases for workers in dermatology, primary care, geriatrics, and other areas of medicine involving care of the elderly. They begin by discussing the aging of the world's population and the major dermatological problems that may arise in elderly patients in long-term, nursing-home care. Then they look at skin disorders affecting the hair and scalp; and leg, foot, and nail and more specific problems such as superficial mycoses, scabies and pediculosis, blistering diseases, and dermal manifestations of diabetes. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)3 Stars from Doody