Palliative care (PC) focuses on improving the quality of life of patients with serious illnesses. The use of PC in the field of dermatology is limited despite the presence of severe disease. In this cross-sectional study of inpatient dermatology consultations, we aimed to evaluate PC utilization among patients hospitalized with select severe dermatologic diseases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease that may affect the genitalia in up to 60% of patients. This is a significant concern to patients; however, they may be too embarrassed to report genital involvement or seek help for it spontaneously. Information on preferred language that would put patients more at ease discussing disease in sensitive areas is lacking.
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