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Skin infections in the elderly.

Jeffrey M Weinberg1, Janet Vafaie, Noah S Scheinfeld

  • 1Department of Dermatology, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, 1090 Amsterdam Avenue, Suite 11D, New York, NY 10025, USA. jmw27@columbia.edu

Dermatologic Clinics
|March 17, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Elderly skin infections, including viral diseases and onychomycosis, require aggressive management due to immunosuppression. New antiviral and antifungal therapies offer improved efficacy and shorter treatment courses for these common conditions.

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Area of Science:

  • Dermatology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Geriatrics

Background:

  • Viral skin diseases and onychomycosis are prevalent and significant issues in the elderly.
  • The elderly population is susceptible to immunosuppression, increasing the risk and severity of skin infections.
  • Increasing incidence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, including MRSA and VRE, poses a challenge in treating skin and skin structure infections.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the importance of aggressive diagnosis and management of viral skin diseases in the elderly.
  • To discuss the emerging treatments for onychomycosis, offering shorter durations and greater efficacy.
  • To address the challenges in treating bacterial skin infections in the elderly due to rising antimicrobial resistance and limited therapeutic options.

Main Methods:

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  • Review of current literature and emerging therapeutic strategies for viral skin diseases in the elderly.
  • Analysis of common clinical presentations and recent advancements in treating onychomycosis in older adults.
  • Examination of the landscape of bacterial skin infections in the elderly, focusing on resistant pathogens and novel antibiotic agents.

Main Results:

  • Advances in antiviral therapies and potential vaccines are expected to improve the management of viral skin diseases.
  • Newer treatments for onychomycosis provide shorter treatment courses and enhanced efficacy compared to older therapies.
  • Emergence of novel antibiotics like linezolid and quinupristin-dalfopristin offers alternatives for multidrug-resistant gram-positive bacterial infections.

Conclusions:

  • Aggressive monitoring and treatment of skin infections, including viral and fungal, are crucial in the elderly.
  • Newer therapeutic options are improving outcomes for onychomycosis and bacterial skin infections in this population.
  • Continued research into novel antimicrobial agents and vaccines is essential to combat resistant pathogens and improve geriatric dermatological care.