Dermatology Consultation in the Geriatrics Department of a Tertiary Hospital in China: A Retrospective Study of 178 Patients

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Table 1 Principal Diagnoses of 178 Patients Hospitalized in the Geriatric Ward

Hospitalized Principal Diagnosis	N
Cerebrovascular Disease	76
Pulmonary infection	45
Parkinson	13
Type 2 diabetes mellitus	8
Alzheimer’s Disease	6
Fracture	5
Carcinoma	4
Urinary tract infection	4
Coronary heart disease	4
Digestive tract perforation	4
Spinal Cord Diseases	3
Bullous Pemphigoid	1
Other Diseases	5

Table 2 216 Diagnoses of Dermatology Consultation for Geriatrics Inpatients

First Category (n=165)		Second Category (n=40)		Third Category (n=11)
Diagnosis	n	Diagnosis	n	Diagnosis	n
Dermatitis/eczema	82	Bullous pemphigoid	16	Bullous pemphigoid	2
Contact dermatitis	5	Dermatitis/eczema	14	Dermatitis/eczema	4
Prurigo nodularis	28	Eosinophilic dermatitis	3	Eosinophilic dermatitis	1
Eosinophilic dermatitis	2	Non-specific dermatitis or eczema	11	Non-specific dermatitis or eczema	3
Non-specific dermatitis or eczema	47	Drug eruption	2	Drug eruption	2
Infectious skin disorders	42	Systemic lupus erythematosus	1	Systemic lupus erythematosus	1
Mycoses	12	Mycoses	2	Psoriasis	1
Bacterial infections	7	Psoriasis	1	Infectious skin disorders	1
Scabies	9	Scabies	2
Herpes simplex	3	Herpes zoster	2
Herpes zoster	10
Molluscum contagiosum	1
Miliaria	15
Bullous disease	10
Bullous pemphigoid	8
Malnourished blisters	1
Frictional bullae	1
Drug eruption	6
Urticaria	2
Reactive perforating collagenosis	1
Eruptive pseudo angiomatosis	1
Non-specific or descriptive diagnosis	6

Notes: First category: newly occurred cutaneous diseases during hospitalization. Second category: skin diseases that require follow-up and adjustment of treatment plans. Third category: skin diseases exist before admission to the hospital requiring assessment and development of a treatment plan.