Geriatric Dermatology

This major reference work details the clinical management of older patients with diseases of the skin and provides an exceptional level of educational information for residents in internal medicine and dermatology, fellows in geriatric medicine and physicians engaged in the practice of dermatology, geriatrics, family medicine and internal medicine. With the trends in the aging population globally, the indications to evaluate and manage the growing geriatric population and their health disorders is likely to become increasingly relevant for decades to come. Preparation for these changes in society involves provision of up-to-date knowledge for current and future generations of physicians to deal with the health problems of older adults.
The Textbook of Geriatric Dermatology is the first major clinical reference on the management of skin disorders associated with aging in many years. It has coordinated educational requirements for training programs in internal medicine, geriatric medicine and dermatology to provide the comprehensive management of disorders of aging skin in the present day hospitalized, long-term care and community older adults. Physiological changes and disease processes in older adults differ significantly from those of the young, and this reference work offers detailed clinical guidance in a simple and easy to assimilate multidisciplinary format.

List of contents

Geriatric Dermatology:  The Dermatologist's Perspective.- Geriatric Dermatology:  The Geriatrician's Perspective.- Geriatric Dermatology:  Future Trends.- The Physiology of Aging Skin.- Epidemiology of Geriatric Dermatology Diseases.- Comprehensive Geriatric Dermatology Assessment.- Pharmacology and Drug Effects in Aging Skin.- Nutrition.- Special considerations in Geriatric Dermatopathology.- Non-invasive Skin Testing.- Tele-dermatology in Geriatric Dermatology.- Contact Dermatitis.- Bullous Diseases.- Dermatitis Herpetiformis.- Erythema Multiforme.- Grover's Disease.- Perioral Dermatitis.- Porphyria Cutanea Tarda.- Pruritus.- Psoriasis.- Psychocutaneous Disorders.- Rosacea.- Rhinophyma.- Seborrheic Dermatitis.- Solar Elastotic Syndromes.- Urticaria.- Xerosis.- Erythroderma and Rashes in the Acutely Ill Patient.- Superficial Fungal Infections.- Herpes Simplex.- Herpes Zoster.- Scabies And Lice.- Warts.- Covid-19.- Acrochordons.- Amyloidosis.- Xanthomas And Xanthelasma.-Cutaneous Manifestations of Rheumatological Disorders.- Thyroid Skin Disorders.- Lupus Erythematosus.- Cutaneous Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Disorders.- Sarcoidosis.- Giant Cell Arteritis.- Vasculitis.- Diabetes.- Adverse Drug Reactions.- Intertrigo.- Leg Ulcers.- Chronic Venous Insufficiency.- Pressure Ulcers.- Genitalia, Perineum and Anal skin disorders.- Chondrodermatitis.- Cysts.- Digital Myxoid Cyst and Ganglion.- Fibrous Papule.- Seborrheic Keratoses.- Lentigines.- Benign Vascular Lesions.- Pigmentary Disorders.- Miscellaneous Benign Neoplasms and Hyperplasias.- Actinic Keratoses.- Angiosarcoma.- Basal Cell Carcinoma.- Dermatofibroma And Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans.- Intraepidermal Neoplasia.- Kaposi's Sarcoma.- Keratoacanthoma.- Lentigo Maligna.- Cutaneous Lymphoma (Excluding Mycosis Fungoides) and Pseudolymphoma.- Mycosis Fungoides (Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma).- Merkel Cell cancer.- Melanoma.- Nevi.- Squamous Cell Carcinomas.- Radiation Dermatitis.- Disorders of HairGrowth.- Disorders of the Nail.- Disorders of the Oropharynx.

About the author

Dr. Robert A. Norman was a board-certified dermatologist and family practitioner who had been in practice for over 30 years until his passing in February 2025. He was a faculty member for several medical schools (Clinical Professor) and has been honored with numerous service and teaching awards, including Physician of the Year (2005) and Distinguished Service Award (2007) in Hillsborough County, Tampa, Florida, Tampa Bay Medical Hero Award (2008), and the Haddasah Humanitarian Award (2012). 
T. S. Dharmarajan is Vice Chairman, Department of Medicine; Clinical Director, Division of Geriatrics; and former program director of the geriatric medicine fellowship program at Montefiore Medical Center (Wakefield Campus) Bronx, a University Hospital of Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM), Bronx, New York. He is Professor of Medicine, AECOM, and adjunct Professor of medicine at New York Medical College. He was formerly Professor of medicine and Associate Dean of New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York. He is certified by the American Boards in Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Geriatric Medicine. He is Fellow of the American Geriatrics Society (AGSF), Master of the American College of Physicians (MACP), and Fellow of Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh (FRCPE).

Summary

This major reference work details the clinical management of older patients with diseases of the skin and provides an exceptional level of educational information for residents in internal medicine and dermatology, fellows in geriatric medicine and physicians engaged in the practice of dermatology, geriatrics, family medicine and internal medicine. With the trends in the aging population globally, the indications to evaluate and manage the growing geriatric population and their health disorders is likely to become increasingly relevant for decades to come. Preparation for these changes in society involves provision of up-to-date knowledge for current and future generations of physicians to deal with the health problems of older adults.
The Textbook of Geriatric Dermatology is the first major clinical reference on the management of skin disorders associated with aging in many years. It has coordinated educational requirements for training programs in internal medicine, geriatric medicine and dermatology to provide the comprehensive management of disorders of aging skin in the present day hospitalized, long-term care and community older adults. Physiological changes and disease processes in older adults differ significantly from those of the young, and this reference work offers detailed clinical guidance in a simple and easy to assimilate multidisciplinary format.

Product details

• Assisted by: T. S. Dharmarajan (Editor), Robert Norman (Editor), S Dharmarajan (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 29.05.2026
• EAN: 9783032061157
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3206115-7
• No. of pages: 1300
• Illustrations: XX, 1300 p. 382 illus., 371 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Geriatrie, Geriatrics, Rosacea, dermatitis, Vasculitis, Dermatology, Skin cancers, Erythroderma, Teledermatology, Aging Skin, Geriatric Dermatology