Cutaneous infections in the mature patient

Publication date: Available online 3 October 2017
Source:Clinics in Dermatology
Author(s): Maria Cristina Ribeiro de Castro, Marcia Ramos-e-Silva
The dermatologist must be familiar with the peculiarities of the micro-organism that may afflict the elderly, in order to optimize the diagnosis and treatment of infections, which may affect their skin, especially because the world population is rapidly aging and, in 2050, there will be 434 million individuals over 80years of age.