A Statistical Analysis of Dermatologic Consultation in Nondermatologic Inpatients / 대한피부과학회지

BACKGROUND: Dermatologic practice occurs mainly in the outpatient setting. The reasons for, frequency, and impact of inpatient dermatologic consultation may be quite different from outpatient practice and there has been a lot of changes in dermatologic consultation recently. Several studies about characteristics of dermatologic consultation have been reported. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics of inpatient dermatologic consultation in Ewha womans university hospital for 3 years and also to compare the result of the report in 1991. METHODS: During a period of 3 years (1996.2-1998.3), we prospectively recorded the demographics of the patients for whom consultation was requested, the final diagnosis of the dermatologic service, and the tests necessary to arrive at diagnosis, and reasons for dermatologic consultation. RESULTS: 1) The consulted patients were 1019 among 38,402 inpatients (2.7%). 2) The total number of male and female patients were 547(53.7%) and 472(46.3%), respectively (M:F = 1.2:1). 3) The most frequent age group was the 6th decade(18.4%) and the highest incidence of seasonal distribution was spring. 4) The patients in internal medicine were the most frequently consulted. 5) The most common dermatoses were eczema group, followed by drug eruption, fungal infection, viral infection, acne vulgaris, urticaria, etc. 6) Distribution of dermatoses according to seasons and individual departments was statistically different in various dermatoses. 7) Frequent causes of consultation were as follows : the dermatologic diseases or conditions 68.3%, the diseases related to treatment 12.3%, the skin lesions of systemic diseases 10.0%, the dermatologic tests 3.5%, and admission to other departments with dermatologic diseases 1.9%, respectively. 8) The rate of consultation for drug eruption was increased markedly compared to that of new patients at OPD in 1998. CONCLUSIONS: The characteristics of inpatient dermatologic consultation in our hospital have been changed and furthermore the characteristics were quite different from that of oupatient practice.

Statistical Observation of Dermatology Consultation in Nondermatologic Inpatients in Childeren / 대한피부과학회지

Statisticsl observation was made on 404 patients who had been referred for consultation to the Department of Dermatology during their admission in Seoul National University Children's Hospital from October 1985 to March 1987. The results were as follows : 1. The consulted pstients were 404 among 126,622 inpatients(0.32%). 2. The most frequent age group was below 1 year(25.0%). 3. Pediatrics was the most importnat department in the number, as well as in the rate of consulted patients to inpatients. 4. The most common 10 dermatoses were contact dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, drug eruption, fungal infection, viral infection, infantile eczema, benign tumor, miliaria, urticaria, and skin manifestation of systemic diseases in order of frequency. 5. The frequent causes of consultation were as follows ; the dermatologic diseases or conditions 67.6%, the diseases related to the trestment 13.4%, the skin lesions of systemic diseases 10.8%, the dermatologic tests 3.6%, and admitted to other departments with dermatologic diseases 1.2% respectively.

Statistical Observations of In-Patients Who Had Been Referred to the Department of Dermatology / 대한피부과학회지

Statistical observations were made on 882 patients who had been referred to the Department of Dermatology during hospitalization in Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital between March 1983 and February 1986. The results were as follows: 1) Among 38, 711 in-patients, the consu1ted patients were 882, and the number of male patients was high than that of female by 1. 69 times. 2) The most frequent age group was the 3rd decade, and the highest incidence of seasonal distribution was spring. 3) The ratio of the departmental consulted patients to tbe departmental inpatients was the most highest in Neuropsychiatry. 4) Distribution of dermatoses according to seasons and at individual department was statistically different in various dermatoses. 5) The most common diagnosis of the patient referred to Dermatologic department was bone fracture.