Journal de recherche clinique et expérimentale en dermatologie
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ISSN: 2155-9554
ISSN: 2155-9554
Lili Legiawati, Shannaz Nadia Yusharyahya and Marsha Bianti
Background and objective: As the life expectancy increases, diseases in the elderly also increase. Senile atopic dermatitis is atopic dermatitis (AD) which persists until elderly or the onset first occurs in elderly. The prevalence of senile AD remains unclear and in Indonesia, there have not been any study regarding senile AD yet. Therefore, it is needed to conduct a study regarding this topic in geriatric outpatient clinic Dermatovenereology Department, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital in 2011-2015.
Method: This is a descriptive study, using secondary data obtained from Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital medical record.
Result: There were 54 patients with senile AD enrolled in five year period. Females were greater in number than males (59.3%). Most patients were in 60-69 years old group (63%) and most of the patients were already retired (57.4%). Seventeen of fifty-four patients had history of atopy or allergy. The most common comorbidity in subjects was hypertension. The most common type of onset was senile onset, which found in 45 patients (83.3%) and the most common type of skin lesion was sub-acute lesion (N=30, 55.6%).
Conclusion: This study describes the profile of patients with senile AD in geriatric outpatient clinic Dermatovenereology Department, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital in 2011-2015. On observation, the number of cases fluctuates each year.