title: Pediatric dermatology consultations: a retrospective analysis of inpatient consultations referred to the dermatology service.
abstract: To analyze the care provided by consultant dermatologists to hospitalized pediatric patients, we retrospectively studied the records of inpatient pediatric consultation requests received by a hospital dermatology department between 2000 and 2009. The diagnoses were recorded according to the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9). In a high percentage of cases, the problem was addressed in a single visit, and few additional tests were ordered. The most common diagnostic groups were diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (ICD-9: 680-709). The most frequent specific diagnosis was atopic dermatitis (ICD-9: 691.8). Our series shows that the role of dermatologists as consultants for pediatric inpatients is similar to their role in outpatient consultations.
authors: Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. ypenate@aedv.es
authors: Yeray
authors: Y
authors: Peñate
authors: Leopoldo
authors: L
authors: Borrego
authors: Noelia
authors: N
authors: Hernández
authors: Diana
authors: D
authors: Islas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003880:Dermatology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology