Skin inflammation as a sentinel marker for neurodegeneration: Chronic skin disorders may signal dementia risk in older adults

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This article discusses the emerging link between chronic inflammatory skin conditions and dementia risk in older adults. It highlights that skin disorders such as bullous pemphigoid (BP), herpes zoster (HZ), psoriasis, atopic dermatitis (AD), rosacea, prurigo nodularis (PN), and chronic pruritus may serve as early signals or amplifiers of neuroimmune vulnerability. The article argues that the skin acts as a "sentinel organ" for neurodegeneration and that addressing these modifiable systemic inflammatory stressors could be an underrecognized target for dementia prevention.

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Dementia prevention increasingly requires attention to modifiable systemic inflammatory stressors.

In older adults, bullous pemphigoid (BP), herpes zoster (HZ), psoriasis, atopic dermatitis (AD), rosacea, prurigo nodularis (PN), and chronic pruritus are not merely disorders limited to the skin; they may signal or amplify neuroimmune vulnerability.

Observational studies link BP with dementia and Alzheimer

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Dementia prevention increasingly requires attention to modifiable systemic inflammatory stressors. In older adults, bullous pemphigoid (BP), herpes zoster (HZ), psoriasis, atopic dermatitis (AD), rosacea, prurigo nodularis (PN), and chronic pruritus are n

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