Kurban R S, Kurban A K
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard School of Medicine, Boston.
Geriatrics. 1993 Apr;48(4):30-1, 35-6, 39-42.
The incidence of skin disorders increases with age because of changes in skin structures and a lifetime accumulation of environmental insults. Photoaging, resulting from exposure to harmful ultraviolet wavelengths in sunlight, is responsible for many common skin disorders, from wrinkles to melanoma. Older patients also see their physicians with complaints of various types of dermatitis, including contact and seborrheic. Although skin disorders vary in severity, they all adversely affect an older patient's health and/or quality of life. Early recognition, prevention, and treatment of skin diseases by the primary care physician is therefore an important element in the overall care of the middle-aged and older patient.
由于皮肤结构的变化以及一生当中积累的环境侵害，皮肤疾病的发病率会随着年龄增长而上升。光老化是由暴露于阳光中有害的紫外线波长所致，它是造成从皱纹到黑色素瘤等许多常见皮肤疾病的原因。老年患者也会因各种类型的皮炎（包括接触性皮炎和脂溢性皮炎）前来就医。尽管皮肤疾病的严重程度各不相同，但它们都会对老年患者的健康和/或生活质量产生不利影响。因此，初级保健医生对皮肤疾病的早期识别、预防和治疗是中老年患者整体护理中的一个重要环节。
