Inpatient dermatology encompasses both dermatologic disorders that are the primary reason for inpatient care (e.g., erythrodermic disease, cutaneous infections, vasculitis, SJS, TEN, and DRESS) and secondary complications manifesting in the skin (e.g., drug reactions, ulcerations, and cutaneous infections) that occur in patients already hospitalized for other causes. Immediate treatment of skin disorders in the inpatient setting reduces morbidity and can shorten hospital stays. Differentiating between dermatologic diseases that require urgent inpatient care and those that can be managed in an outpatient setting (e.g., urticaria, allergic contact dermatitis, and stasis dermatitis) requires familiarity with the features and diagnostic criteria that are associated with a more severe clinical course. This CE offering will help to familiarize you with the various dermatologic disorders that may be observed in acute care, as well as methods of management for the inpatient and outpatient settings.
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