Oral dehydroepiandrosterone might prevent frequent tears in atrophic skin: A case report

Large superficial tears frequently develop during minor trauma to the fragile skin of older men and women. These tears are more common in chronically ill or malnourished patients,1,2 can develop during attempted assisted transfer of weak patients, and were recently reported to have been treated annually in 1.5 × 106 MediCare patients during their care in an acute or long-term medical care facility. They also develop frequently in elderly out-patients and those using inhaled or systemic corticosteroids for extensively lengths of time.