title: Pediatric dermatology inpatient consultations: a retrospective study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the profile of inpatient consultations seen in department of pediatric dermatology at a tertiary care children's hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors performed a retrospective review of all pediatric dermatology inpatient consultation data from medical record section over a period of 42 mo from January 2010 through June 2013. All children 18 y and below were included in the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 486 inpatient consultation services were given by pediatric dermatology department. About 124 (25.5 %) of consultations were in the age group of infancy followed by 103 (21.1 %) consultations in the school going age children. Most frequent consultation request was from general pediatrics (49.4 %) followed by pediatric intensive care (37.9 %). The most common diagnostic categories included cutaneous infection (115, 23.7 %), emergency skin conditions (62, 12.8 %), genodermatosis (58, 11.9 %) and skin disorders secondary to systemic illness (55, 11.3 %).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study highlights the spectrum of conditions that clinicians must be aware that can be seen in general pediatric wards and intensive care unit. This study also highlights the role of pediatric dermatologist in giving care to hospitalized children.
authors: Department of Pediatric Dermatology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560029, India, drsahanasrinivas@rediffmail.com.
authors: Sahana M
authors: SM
authors: Srinivas
authors: Ravi
authors: R
authors: Hiremagalore
authors: Lakshmi D
authors: LD
authors: Venkataramaiah
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Premalatha
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003880:Dermatology / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy
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