Premature aging

Premature aging: Introduction

Premature aging: Early appearance of the signs of aging before old age. See detailed information below for a list of 19 causes of Premature aging, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Premature aging:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Premature aging. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Smoking
• Sun exposure
• Hypothyroidism
• Down syndrome
• Progeria
• See also causes of thick skin, balding, or wrinkles
• more causes...»

See full list of 19 causes of Premature aging

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Causes of Types of Premature aging:

Review causes of types of Premature aging in more specific categories:

• Premature aging in children (14 causes)
• more types...»

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Premature aging: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Premature aging, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Premature aging and Body symptoms (12 causes)
• Premature aging and Face symptoms (12 causes)
• Premature aging and Head symptoms (12 causes)
• Premature aging and Short stature (11 causes)
• Premature aging and Infant symptoms (10 causes)
• Premature aging and Skin problems (10 causes)
• Premature aging and Skin symptoms (10 causes)
• Premature aging and Growth symptoms (9 causes)
• Premature aging and Hair symptoms (9 causes)
• Premature aging and Poor growth (9 causes)
• Premature aging and Weakness (9 causes)
• Premature aging and Muscle symptoms (9 causes)
• Premature aging and Eye symptoms (8 causes)
• Premature aging and Mental retardation (8 causes)
• Premature aging and Mouth symptoms (8 causes)
• Premature aging and Muscle weakness (8 causes)
• Premature aging and Throat symptoms (8 causes)
• Premature aging and Baldness (7 causes)
• Premature aging and Failure to thrive (7 causes)
• more...»

See full list of 756 Symptom Checker combinations related to Premature aging

Premature aging: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available related to Premature aging:

• Senior Health
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Premature aging

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Premature aging:

• Thick skin
• Balding (459 causes)
• Wrinkles
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Premature aging: Undiagnosed Conditions

Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:

• Chronic Major Diseases that are commonly Undiagnosed:
  • High Cholesterol -- Undiagnosed
  • Heart Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Depression -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Hypertension -- Undiagnosed
  • Hemochromatosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Hospitals & Clinics: Premature aging

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• Senior Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Nursing Homes & Aged Care Facilities -- Quality Ratings
• more quality ratings...»

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Premature aging: Research Related Doctors & Specialists

• Senior Health Specialists (Geriatrics):
  • Geriatric Medicine (Senior Health Specialist)
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Senior Mental Health)
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Misdiagnosis and Premature aging

Alzheimer's disease over-diagnosed: The well-known disease of Alzheimer's disease is often over-diagnosed. Patients tend to assume that any memory loss or forgetulness symptom might be Alzheimer's, whereas there are many other...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions...read more »

Tremor need not be Parkinson's disease: There is the tendency to believe that any tremor symptom, or shakiness, means Parkinson's disease. The reality is that there are...read more »

Rare diseases misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease: A rare genetic disorder is often misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease for men in their 50's. The disease Fragile X disorder can show only mild...read more »

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Premature aging: Related Rare Diseases

Rare types of medical conditions and diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases -- Rare Types:
  • High Cholesterol -- Rare Types
  • Heart Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Depression -- Rare Types
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Hypertension -- Rare Types
  • Hemochromatosis -- Rare Types
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Diagnostic tests for Premature aging:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Premature aging. Some of these are listed below :

• Blood tests
  • Thyroid function test
• more tests...»

See full list of 2 diagnostic tests for Premature aging

Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Premature aging. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:

• What symptoms of premature aging do you have? - e.g. thick skin, wrinkles, balding.
• History of significant sun exposure, especially before the age of 35? - causes premature aging.
• History of artificial ultraviolet radiation (UVR) use? - increases the risk of photoaging e.g. sun lamps.
• Ethnicity? - e.g. photagaing is more severe in white populations living in area with high solar ultraviolet radiation at high altitudes and in low latitudes.
• Past medical history? - e.g. Down's syndrome and hypothyroidism may cause appearance of premature aging.
• more questions...»

See Diagnosis Checklist for Premature aging (12 listings)

Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)

Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Premature aging) may include:

• Symptoms of progeria? - e.g. poor growth in children, premature aging, dry wrinkled skin, increased translucency of the skin, premature balding, bird-like face, symptoms of accelerated atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) such as angina, intermittent claudication and transient ischemic attacks.
• Symptoms of "photoaging" - e.g. in people who have had prolonged exposure to sunlight or ultraviolet radiation from artificial sources. Symptoms include wrinkled skin, wizened leathery appearance. The severity of photoaging depends principally on the duration and intensity of sun exposure and on the indigenous skin colour and the capacity to tan.
• Symptoms of hypothyroidism? - e.g. constipation, cold intolerance, lethargy, husky voice , facial puffiness , weight gain, mental slowing - can cause diffuse loss of hair and the appearance of premature aging.
• more symptoms...»

See Diagnosis Checklist for Premature aging (12 listings)

Stories from Users for Premature aging

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• 5yr old has chronic diahrea that eats away skin

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Causes of Premature aging listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Premature aging as a symptom include:

• Acrogeria
• Cockayne syndrome
• De Barsy syndrome
• Geroderma osteodysplastica
• Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome
• Lison syndrome
• Werner's syndrome
• Wiedemann-Rautenstrauch syndrome
• Xylosylprotein 4-beta-galactosyltransferase deficiency
• more causes...»

See full list of 19 causes of Premature aging
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Definitions of Premature aging:

Changes in the organism associated with senescence, occurring at an accelerated rate.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Changes in the organism associated with senescence, occurring at an accelerated rate.
- (Source - CRISP)

Detailed list of causes of Premature aging

The list below shows some of the causes of Premature aging mentioned in various sources:

• Acrogeria
• Cockayne syndrome
• De Barsy syndrome
• Down syndrome - premature aging
• Geroderma osteodysplastica
• Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome
• Hypothyroidism
• Lison syndrome
• more causes...»

See full list of 19 causes of Premature aging

How Common are these Causes of Premature aging?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Premature aging. Of the 19 causes of Premature aging that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 1 causes are "very common" diseases
• 0 causes are "common" diseases
• 1 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 17 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 19 causes of Premature aging

Conditions listing symptoms: Premature aging:

The following list of conditions have 'Premature aging' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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What are the alternative names for Premature aging:

Progeria
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Classifications of Premature aging:

Symptoms related to Premature aging:

Thick skin, Balding (372 causes), Wrinkles

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Premature aging

Medical research papers related to Premature aging include:

• Etanercept (Enbrel) Psoriasis ? moderate-to-severe in children and adolescents
• Phenotype and Course of Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome.
• Progeria
• Disorders of Accelerated Aging
• Werner Syndrome (Overview)
• Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria (Follow-up)
• Werner's Syndrome
• Chromosomal Breakage Syndromes (Overview)

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• Introduction: Premature aging
• Basic Summary for Premature aging
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• Symptoms of Premature aging
• Complications of Premature aging

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