title: The diagnosis of skin disease.
abstract: While there are certain common features in taking a history and doing a physical examination, every health care specialty has its own approach to gathering information. Dermatology is no exception. The purpose of this article is to outline in some detail the history taking and the physical examination commonly used to make a dermatologic diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: University of Ottawa, Canada.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alghareeb
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Alaradi
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tomi
mesh_terms: D003880:Dermatology / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods*; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009626:Terminology as Topic