Problems in Japan’s Aging Society from the Perspective of Lichen Sclerosus

Naohiro Kamoda^1*, Isao Kuroda¹, Kenji Shimodaira¹, Issei Takizawa¹, Masaaki Tachibana², Teiichiro Aoyagi¹

¹Department of Urology, Ibaraki Medical Center, Tokyo Medical University, Ibaraki, Japan.
²Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

DOI: 10.4236/crcm.2015.42016                

Abstract

We encountered 12 elderly patients with lichen sclerosus (LS), a relatively high percentage of whom were living with their families. There is a tendency to assume that elderly people living alone or older facility users with paralysis are more likely to require social care, but we note that elderly people living with their families are also likely to develop LS.

Keywords

Lichen Sclerosus, Aging Society

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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