Nair Pragya A, Vora Rita
Department of Dermatology, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India.
Department of Venereology, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2015 Jan-Mar;4(1):74-8. doi: 10.4103/2249-4863.152259.
Aging population is susceptible to many cutaneous and systemic diseases, simultaneously leading to impairment of quality of life in them.
To know the association of dermatosis and systemic diseases in geriatric age group.
A retrospective study was carried on patients above 60 years of age who visited the Dermatology OPD at rural tertiary care centre from June 2009 to May 2010. Patients were assessed on a prescribed 30 point proforma.
Total 457 geriatric patients with dermatosis were registered under the study, of these 203 patients had one or more systemic diseases. Hypertension (70.9%) was the commonest disease, followed by diabetes (32.5%). Eczema was commonest dermatosis in patients with hypertension and generalized pruritus in diabetes.
Skin diseases cause considerable morbidity in elderly, particularly if associated with other comorbid conditions, so health promotion and education can do much to reduce the risk.
老龄化人口易患多种皮肤和全身性疾病，这同时导致他们的生活质量受损。
了解老年年龄组中皮肤病与全身性疾病的关联。
对2009年6月至2010年5月期间到农村三级医疗中心皮肤科门诊就诊的60岁以上患者进行了一项回顾性研究。根据规定的30分表格对患者进行评估。
本研究共登记了457例患有皮肤病的老年患者，其中203例患者患有一种或多种全身性疾病。高血压（70.9%）是最常见的疾病，其次是糖尿病（32.5%）。湿疹是高血压患者中最常见的皮肤病，而全身性瘙痒是糖尿病患者中最常见的。
皮肤疾病在老年人中会导致相当高的发病率，特别是如果与其他合并症相关，因此健康促进和教育对于降低风险大有可为。
