Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8712338 | Clinics in Dermatology | 2018 | 30 Pages |
Abstract
Among the many infections that may affect the elderly we reviewed the most frequent and those that are different in this age group, as herpes zoster, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, bacterial skin infections, erysipelas, celullitis, impetigo, folliculitis, furunculosis and carbunculosis, secondary infections, intertrigo (body folds), fungal infection, and scabies.
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Authors
Maria Cristina Ribeiro de MD, MSc, Marcia MD, PhD,