Dermatological diseases in the elderly: An observational study at a tertiary care hospital in northern India

摘要

Dermatological disorders are a common cause of morbidity in the elderly. With an ever increasing population of the elderly it is important to understand the main dermatological problems related to ageing. We did a cross-sectional observational study, approved by our institutional ethics committee, of all patients of either gender, aged 60 years and above, attending the geriatric outpatient department at our tertiary care hospital, between 2014 and 2016. After obtaining consent, a detailed history was followed by examination of the skin, mucosae and nails. Any associated systemic disease was also noted. Data were entered in an Excel sheet and were analysed using descriptive statistics. SPSS software version 18 was used. The data were expressed in frequencies and percentages.