title: Common and unusual cases seen by an inpatient dermatology consult service.
abstract: This article describes common consult requests and presents case studies from the dermatology consult service of an academic hospital.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Residency Training Program, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000150:complications; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology