Open AccessInpatient mortality resulting from dermatological disorders at a tertiary care center in Eastern India: A record-based observational study
Author(s) -
Satyendranath Chowdhury,
Indrashis Podder,
Abanti Saha,
Debabrata Bandyopadhyay
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/ijd.ijd_284_17
Subject(s) - medicine , toxic epidermal necrolysis , observational study , retrospective cohort study , bullous pemphigoid , dermatology , pemphigus , dermatological diseases , pediatrics , tertiary care , pemphigus foliaceus , emergency medicine , antibody , immunology , autoantibody
Contrary to popular perception, several dermatological conditions may be associated with lethal outcome in the absence of timely intervention or due to complications.