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Dermatology inpatient consultations in Latin America: 3‐year experience in our University Hospital setting
Author(s) -
ChavezAlvarez Sonia,
HerzRuelas Maira,
OcampoCandiani Jorge,
AyalaCortes Ana S.,
GomezFlores Minerva
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/ijd.14418
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , university hospital , outpatient clinic , medline , family medicine , political science , law
Background Dermatology patients are mostly seen in outpatient clinics; however, there is a significant need for consultations within the hospital setting. Methods Here we describe the hospital consultations received by the Dermatology Service during a 3‐year period. Results Most of the requested consultations came from the Internal Medicine Department and the surgical departments. The most common encountered dermatoses were drug eruptions and adnexal diseases, followed by viral dermatoses. Conclusions In hospital dermatology may pose a challenge for other clinicians; therefore, dermatologists should be adequately trained to confront a wide variety of clinical scenarios.