The role of dermatopathology in inpatient care

Cuong V Nguyen; Daniel D Miller

doi:10.12788/j.sder.2017.013

The role of dermatopathology in inpatient care

Semin Cutan Med Surg. 2017 Mar;36(1):17-22. doi: 10.12788/j.sder.2017.013.

Authors

Cuong V Nguyen¹, Daniel D Miller²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
² Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Mill0581@umn.edu.

PMID: 28247871
DOI: 10.12788/j.sder.2017.013

Abstract

Skin biopsy remains one of the most important tools in the evaluation of dermatologic disease in hospitalized patients and is diagnostic for many common inpatient dermatoses, including various drug eruptions and cutaneous infections. The dermatopathology team thus plays a crucial role in the care of many of these patients and can add significant value through timely and precise diagnoses. Here, we review the unique challenges of dermatopathology in hospital-based medicine, discuss approaches to timely care, and examine effective clinicopathologic correlation in this setting.

Keywords: dermatopathology; hospital medicine; inpatient.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biopsy* / methods
Dermatology*
Hospital Medicine*
Humans
Skin / pathology*
Skin Diseases / diagnosis*
Skin Diseases / pathology*
Skin Diseases, Infectious / microbiology
Skin Diseases, Infectious / pathology
Specimen Handling