Effects of climate changes on skin diseases
- Abstract
Global climate is changing at an extraordinary rate. Climate change (CC) can be caused by several factors including variations in solar radiation, oceanic processes, and also human activities. The degree of this change and its impact on ecological, social, and economical systems have become important matters of debate worldwide, representing CC as one of the greatest challenges of the modern age. Moreover, studies based on observations and predictive models show how CC could affect human health. On the other hand, only a few studies focus on how this change may affect human skin. However, the skin is the most exposed organ to environment; therefore, it is not surprising that cutaneous diseases are inclined to have a high sensitivity to climate. The current review focuses on the effects of CC on skin diseases showing the numerous factors that are contributing to modify the incidence, clinical pattern and natural course of some dermatoses.
- Resource Type
- Peer-reviewed article
- Authors
- Nicola Balato Matteo Megna Fabio Ayala Anna Balato Maddalena Napolitano Cataldo Patruno
- Publication
- Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy
- Journal Abbr.
- Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 171-181
- Date
- Feb 2014
- DOI
- 10.1586/14787210.2014.875855
- ISSN
- 1744-8336
- Organization Type
- Academic
- Health and Human Impact
- Other disease
- Other
- Health surveillance