title: Inpatient Consultative Dermatology.
abstract: Dermatology consultation can improve diagnostic accuracy in the hospitalized patient with cutaneous disease. Dermatology consultation can streamline and improve treatment plans, and potentially lead to cost savings. Dermatology consultants can be a valuable resource for education for trainees, patients, and families. Inpatient consultative dermatology spans a breadth of conditions, including inflammatory dermatoses,infectious processes, adverse medication reactions, and neoplastic disorders, many of which can be diagnosed based on dermatologic examination alone, but when necessary, bedside skin biopsies can contribute important diagnostic information.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 Northeast Pacific Street BB-1353, Box 356524, Seattle, WA 98195-6524, USA.
authors.forename: Lauren K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Biesbroeck
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 Northeast Pacific Street BB-1353, Box 356524, Seattle, WA 98195-6524, USA. Electronic address: mshinoha@uw.edu.
authors.forename: Michi M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Shinohara
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings; D003880:Dermatology / Q000193:education; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D020445:Hospitalists; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Consultative dermatology; Dermatology hospitalist; Inpatient dermatology