Most Common Dermatology Diagnoses to the Emergency Department in the Pediatric population

Abstract

Skin related complaints are a top 10 reason for pediatric presentation to the ED. Older studies and those conducted outside of the US demonstrate wide variability in the frequency of pediatric presentations to the ED for skin complaints, ranging from 4-40% of visits.¹ One study found urticaria to be the most frequent PED dermatological diagnosis, while others found viral exanthema and contact dermatitis to be the most common diagnoses.

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