Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases (E00-E90).
- Chronic zinc deficiency
- Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid gland)
Skin and subcutaneous (L00-L99)
- Atopic eczema (neurodermatitis)
- Bullous pemphigoid (synonyms: parapemphigus, senile pemphigus, erythema bullosum chronicum, dermatitis herpetiformis senilis) – chronic, blistering disease with bulging, subepidermal blisters that form on reddened or normal skin; the disease occurs in the elderly and occasionally in children.
- Eczema – dermatitis (skin inflammation), especially with pruritus (itching) and erythema (areal redness of the skin).
- Elastosis – degeneration of the elastic fibers of the skin, which occurs with age.
- Ichthyoses – genetic disease that leads to cornification disorders of the skin.
- Keratosis senilis – horn and wart-like brown growths (skin patches) that occur mainly in the elderly after chronic exposure to light, with possible transition in squamous cell carcinoma.
- Nevus cell nevi (birthmark).
- Psoriasis vulgaris (psoriasis)
- Pruritus senilis – itching of aging skin.
- Purpura senilis – spontaneous skin bleeding due to vulnerable skin.
- Seborrheic keratosis (age wart)
- Senile angiomas – livid-reddish to glass pinhead-sized, expressible papules (circumscribed skin elevation) from benign vascular neoplasms.
- Senile lentigines – brown sharply demarcated spots that develop with age (age spots).
- Xeroderma (dry, brittle skin) – hypersensitivity of the skin and mucous membrane to environmental influences.
Medication
- Diuretics – diuretic medications such as furosemide.
