Acutely ill patients in internal medicine departments want treatment for undiagnosed, symptomatic skin conditions.

Objective: Concomitant skin conditions may be neglected in internal medicine patients due to lack of knowledge or resources. Thus, we investigated the prevalence of undiagnosed skin conditions in this population.

Methods: 200 patients in a university medical center's internal medicine division were examined clinically for dermatoses and quality of life in a prospective, 2-month, single-center study.