Abstract
Introduction: Skin diseases in elderly are often not recorded and are not complained of by elderly patients, but the more we let it become a problem in decreasing the quality of life of elderly patients, it can be seen in the current global situation that the biggest problem in elderly is degenerative diseases, with increasing age the function Physiological human and health changes will decrease due to degenerative processes (aging) which will have an impact on changes in humans, not only physical changes, but also cognitive, emotional, social and sexual changes and it is predicted that by 2050 around (75%) elderly who suffer from this degenerative disease will not suffer from this disease can work and have to stay at home. Objective To know the profile of skin disease in the elderly population who visited the Dermatology and Venereology Outpatient clinic Dr. Soetomo General Academic Surabaya period of 2019-2020. Methods This study is a retrospective descriptive study based on medical records at the Dermatology and Venereology Outpatient clinic Dr. Soetomo General Academic Surabaya, data collection was carried out in July 2021 - November 2021. In this study an evaluation of the profile of elderly patients with outpatient status was carried out by noting gender, age, domicile, chief complaint, comorbidities, fluorescence, diagnosis, examination of vital signs, therapy, and response to therapy. Results Based on the incidence in elderly patients at the Dermatology and Venereology Outpatient clinic Dr. Soetomo General Academic Surabaya for the 2019-2020 period. 299 patients were found the most were men (51.51%), the age group 66-74 years (58.86%), the most domiciled in Surabaya (82.27%), the most common chief complaint was itching (60.87%) , the most frequent diagnosis was xerosis cutis (29.10%) and the most common lesion was erythematous macules (46.25%). Conclusion : The most common disease on the elderlys skin is in the form of xerosis cutis which requires special management to prevent a decreases in the quality of life of individuals.
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