Ronald Marks

This edition has been revised and updated and continues to be an essential core text for the busy general practitioner and the dermatology trainee. Presented in a reader-friendly way the text presents an account of the subject, starting with the basic science and then moving through clinical manifestations and diagnostic techniques.

This practical text, which covers the aetiology, diagnosis and treatment of skin disease in the elderly population, includes such topics as the structure and function of aged skin, and skin manifestations of nutritional deficiency diseases.