Geriatric dermatology

The Aging Skin: Geriatric Dermatology

SUPERFICIAL NECROLYTIC DERMATITIS Superficial necrolytic dermatitis (a.k.a. hepatocutaneous syndrome, metabolic epidermal necrolysis, necrolytic migratory erythema) is a rare disease in dogs and very rare in cats. The disease primarily affects old dogs, with the average age being 10.7 years. Small breeds seem to be over-represented. Clinical signs are most commonly associated with liver disease...

Dermatology

a hyperactivity and hypertrophy of the sebaceous glands. In the condition known as seborrhceic dermatitis, however, the study of the histopathology leads Brimacombe to assert that there is a diminution of activity and sometimes an atrophy of the sebaceous glands, with an increase in size and function of the coil glands, the secretion being mainly sudoriparous. This is compensatory for the loss ...

Dermatology

Dermatology

An increasing number of patients with antibiotic-resistant propionibacteria have been described. Extensive sunbathing, even after sunscreen application, may facilitate development of skin cancers by suppressing natural immunity to these atypical growths.

Dermatology.