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Dermatology inpatient consultation in a Portuguese university hospital

dc.contributor.authorFernandes, I.
dc.contributor.authorVelho, G.
dc.contributor.authorSelores, M.
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-02T11:04:03Z
dc.date.available2014-09-02T11:04:03Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Cutaneous findings are frequent in hospitalized patients. There are few reports regarding this subject. OBJECTIVES: To identify the frequency and the impact on clinical courses of dermatologic conditions in patients in the inpatient setting and compare the data with other similar studies. METHODS: Retrospective review of 274 hospitalized patients in non-dermatology inpatient departments who were observed by a dermatology consultant in a Portuguese central university hospital during a year. RESULTS: A total of 282 consultations were performed. The services requesting consultation most frequently were internal medicine (33.7%), surgery (10.3%), and pediatrics (8.9%). Skin infections (33.2%), eczemas (9.5%), and drug eruptions (7.3%) were the most common diagnoses. Admission diagnosis was modified in 9 cases (3.3%) by the dermatology consultant. CONCLUSION: Dermatoses are frequently misdiagnosed by non-dermatologists. Common skin diseases were responsible for most of dermatology inpatient consultations. However, in some cases the dermatology consultation changed the primary main diagnosis and had an important impact on the clinical course.por
dc.identifier.citationDermatology Online Journal 18 (6): 16por
dc.identifier.issn1087-2108
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/1664
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherUniversity of Californiapor
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://escholarship.org/uc/item/7zd1w6ccpor
dc.titleDermatology inpatient consultation in a Portuguese university hospitalpor
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceUnited States of Americapor
oaire.citation.titleDermatology online journalpor
oaire.citation.volume18(6)por
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor

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