CHRONIC INFLAMMATION IN OLDER-PEOPLE - RECOGNITION, CONSEQUENCES, ANDPOTENTIAL INTERVENTION

In elderly individuals, some chronic inflammatory diseases appear to o ccur with increased frequency, and recent evidence suggests that some very common chronic, age-related disoders may be propagated and perpet uated by inflammatory processes, perhaps giving rise to the abnormal a cute phase protein levels that are seen with increased frequency with aging. The consequences of chronic inflammation in the elderly undoubt edly contribute to excessive morbidity in this population. Treatment o f chronic inflammation in the elderly is often difficult, requiring ut most care and close follow-up by a knowledgeable and dedicated physici an.