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Senile pruritus is one of the most common conditions in the elderly or people over 65 years of age with an emerging itch that may be accompanied with changes in temperature and textural characteristics. [1] [2] [3] In the elderly, xerosis, is the most common cause for an itch due to the degradation of the skin barrier over time. [4]
Atopic dermatitis affects about 20% of people at some point in their lives. [2] [4] It is more common in younger children. [3] Females are affected slightly more often than males. [6] Many people outgrow the condition. [3] While the condition may occur at any age, it typically starts in childhood, with changing severity over the years.
There have been many different theories regarding the causes of excoriation disorder, including biological and environmental factors. [10]A common hypothesis is that excoriation disorder is often a coping mechanism to deal with elevated levels of turmoil, boredom, anxiety, or stress within the individual, and that the individual has an impaired stress response.
Each year many children and adults die as a result of a lack of access to clean drinking water and poor sanitation, which enables the spread of poverty-related diseases. Contaminated water enables the spread of various waterborne-pathogens, including bacteria ( E. coli , cholera ), viruses ( hepatitis A , norovirus ), and protozoa ...
What one nurse learned about humanity amidst the Ebola epidemic
In June 2020, Andrade was referred to a dermatologist who diagnosed her with hidradenitis suppurativa, a chronic, autoinflammatory disease, also known as “acne inversa,” because it’s like ...
Younis lays disorientated on a green mattress in Nasser Hospital, in southern Gaza. His long brown eyelashes rest delicately on his pale sunken face, as he drifts in and out of sleep.
There is less prevalence in people with darker skin. [21] In large-cohort studies, all patients aged 50 and older had at least one seborrheic keratosis. [ 22 ] Onset is usually in middle age, although they are common in younger patients too, as they are found in 12% of 15-year-olds to 25-year-olds, which makes the term "senile keratosis" a ...