Frank W, Rogers G S
Department of Dermatology, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Drugs Aging. 1994 Mar;4(3):194-206. doi: 10.2165/00002512-199404030-00003.
Skin disorders are very common among elderly people. All physicians who care for this population should possess the ability to recognise common benign growths. Primary care physicians should also have the ability to recognise premalignant and malignant lesions, so that early diagnosis and treatment is possible. It is puzzling that the organ system most amenable to examination is so often overlooked in routine examinations. By simply taking the time to perform a skin examination, morbidity and mortality can be decreased. Through improvements in pharmacotherapy, particularly the development of more effective sunscreens, it may eventually be possible to markedly reduce the development of many benign and malignant skin lesions.
皮肤疾病在老年人中非常常见。所有照料这一人群的医生都应具备识别常见良性肿物的能力。初级保健医生还应具备识别癌前病变和恶性病变的能力，以便能够进行早期诊断和治疗。令人费解的是，在常规检查中，最易于检查的器官系统却常常被忽视。只需花些时间进行皮肤检查，就可以降低发病率和死亡率。通过改进药物治疗，尤其是开发更有效的防晒霜，最终有可能显著减少许多良性和恶性皮肤病变的发生。
