Skin Manifestations of Internal Disease in Older Adults

Abstract
The skin is the largest and most visible organ in the body and can give diagnostic clues of systemic illness. These clues often become obscured through the normal aging process. The purpose of this review is to give an overview of the normal skin changes seen with aging and then discuss new findings with regards to cutaneous signs of systemic disease in the elderly. We performed a literature search on cutaneous manifestations of internal disease and limited our search to articles published within the last 5 years. We then narrowed down the articles on conditions that primarily affect the adults over the age of 65; conditions commonly seen in the elderly as well as new findings which we felt were of great significance. Ultimately, we hope to update the reader on new cutaneous diagnostic tools of internal disease.

Source: Current Geriatrics Reports - July 2, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research