Richey M L, Richey H K, Fenske N A
Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa.
Geriatrics. 1988 Apr;43(4):49-52, 57-9, 63-4.
The medical literature is replete with articles that discuss the spectrum of sun-induced changes in human skin. These extrinsic, actinically induced changes, more prevalent in the elderly, include wrinkling and loss of elasticity; dyspigmentation; vascular ectasias and hemorrhage; atrophy; and benign and malignant neoplasms. This article, however, focuses on the intrinsic changes behind geriatric skin problems, providing a non-specialist's illustrated guide to recognizing structural and functional changes due to normal, chronological aging and how they manifest clinically in elderly patients.
医学文献中充斥着讨论阳光对人体皮肤所造成一系列变化的文章。这些由紫外线辐射导致的外在变化在老年人中更为普遍，包括皱纹和弹性丧失、色素沉着异常、血管扩张和出血、萎缩以及良性和恶性肿瘤。然而，本文关注的是老年皮肤问题背后的内在变化，为非专业人士提供一份带插图的指南，以识别正常自然衰老引起的结构和功能变化，以及这些变化在老年患者身上的临床表现。
