PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Keith Steele
TI  - Primary dermatological care in general practice
DP  - 1984 Jan 01
TA  - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
PG  - 22--23
VI  - 34
IP  - 258
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/34/258/22.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/34/258/22.full
SO  - J R Coll Gen Pract1984 Jan 01; 34
AB  - Out of 2,409 clinical cases analysed over an eight-week period, 199 (8.2 per cent) were of a dermatological nature. Atopic eczema, warts, seborrhoeic eczema and acne vulgaris were encountered most frequently. The reaction to a skin clinic in the general practice, with access to liquid nitrogen, electrocautery and histopathology is described. Treatment of patients is summarized. It is suggested that having a practice skin clinic reduces the rate of hospital referrals by two thirds.