Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
PATTERN OF SKIN DISEASES IN GERIATRIC PATIENTS ATTENDING TERTIARY CARE CENTRE
Dr. Bhanoth Balaji Naik, Dr. Dammavaram Sailaja, Dr. Rajasekhar Panthagani
JCDR. 2023: 2917 -2922
Abstract
Introduction: Geriatric health care has become a worldwide concern as advance in medical science has contributed to increase in average life span. According to 2016 report by ministry for statistics, India has 103.9 million elderly above 60 yrs, constitutes about 8.5% of total population. With life expectancy in India going up to 64 yrs in males and 66.9 yrs in females there is considerable rise in elderly patients seeking dermatological opinion. Cutaneous dermatoses has become one of the major comorbidities of elderly owing to intrinsic and extrinsic skin changes in aging.
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