The following are the most important diseases or complications that may be contributed to by skin aging:
Skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99).
- Decubitus – ulcer (ulcer) of the skin or mucous membrane, which is caused by prolonged exposure to pressure.
- Eczematous appearance (asteatotic eczema, exsiccation eczema, eczema craquelé) – especially on the extremities and often with excruciating itching (pruritus senilis).
- Impaired wound healing due todecreasing immunocompetence (“immunosenescence).
- Skin inflammation with thin vulnerable skin
- Skin irritations
- Purpura senilis – areal hemorrhages, especially on the upper extremities (senile skin is more sensitive to friction and shear trauma).
- Xereosis cutis – dryness of the skin.
- Increase in inflammatory dermatoses such as bullous pemphigoid (characterized by bulging subepidermal blisters usually localized on an erythematous base).
Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).
- Frequent occurrence of infectious skin diseases such as:
- Erysipelas (infection with group A beta-hemolytic streptococci).
- Tinea pedis (athlete’s foot)
- Candida intertrigo
- Herpes zoster
Neoplasms and tumor diseases (C00-D48).
- Increase in benign skin tumors such as seborrheic keratoses (verrucae seborrhoicae), solar lentigines (lentigines seniles; age spots), or senile angiomas.
- Increase in malignant skin tumors such as basal cell carcinomas (BZK; basal cell carcinoma), actinic keratoses, as well as cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (SCC). Furthermore, the lentigo maligna, this is a pre-invasive melanoma.
Psyche – Nervous System (F00-F99; G00-G99).
- Social isolation
- Dissatisfaction with one’s appearance