title: Skin signs of systemic disease.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Dermatological problems are a common presentation in general practice and skin disorders may be a manifestation of underlying systemic disease.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe cutaneous manifestations of some commonly occurring systemic diseases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This article alerts the general practitioner to those skin conditions that may warrant further assessment for underlying disease and those that may complicate known disorders such as diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Freemantle Hospital, Western Australia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Donnelly
mesh_terms: D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000150:complications