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Characteristic No. (%)*
n = 320Patients seen only in person 258 (80.6) Patients seen only in e-consult 60 (18.8) Patients seen in both in-person and e-consult (for different diagnoses) 2 (0.6) Age, yr Mean age 38. 8 (Range 20-89) Median 36 Mode 30 Skin phototype 1-3 150 (46.9) 4-6 97 (30.3) Not recorded 73 (22.8) Institution Kingston Penitentiary 17 (5.3) Collins Bay Institution 117† (36.6) Bath Institution 34 (10.6) Millhaven Institution 30 (9.4) Pittsburgh Institution 15 (4.7) Frontenac Institution 33 (10.3) Joyceville Institution 27 (8.4) Regional Treatment Centre 2 (0.6) Warkworth Institution 40 (12.5) Not recorded 5 (1.6) No. of encounters per patient, mean (range) 1.5 (1-16) No. of diagnoses per patient, mean (range) 1.5 (0-6) *Unless otherwise specified.†All in-person consults.
Diagnosis In person E-consult Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue 13 2 Impetigo 8 1 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle, carbuncle 1 0 Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue 4 1 Bullous disorders 2 0 Other bullous disorders 2 0 Dermatitis and eczema 56 12 Atopic dermatitis 9 4 Seborrheic dermatitis 16 3 Allergic contact dermatitis 15 2 Dermatitis due to substances taken internally 2 0 Lichen simplex chronicus and prurigo 5 1 Other dermatitis 9 2 Papulosquamous disorders 54 10 Psoriasis 45 6 Pityriasis rosea 1 0 Lichen planus 7 4 Other papulosquamous disorders 1 0 Urticaria and erythema 5 1 Urticaria 5 1 Radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue 13 3 Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation 1 0 Skin changes due to chronic exposure of nonionizing radiation 12 3 Disorders of skin appendages 88 25 Nail disorders 3 3 Alopecia areata 1 0 Cicatricial alopecia (scarring hair loss) 1 1 Acne 59 11 Rosacea 4 5 Follicular cysts of the skin and subcutaneous tissue 9 1 Other follicular disorders 11 4 Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue 57 10 Vitiligo 0 2 Other disorders of pigmentation 11 1 Seborrheic keratosis 10 0 Acanthosis nigricans 3 0 Corns and callosities 2 0 Other epidermal thickening 8 4 Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue 57 10 Atrophic disorders of the skin 5 1 Hypertrophic disorders of skin 5 0 Granulomatous disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue 4 1 Vasculitis limited to skin 2 0 Ulcer of lower limb, not otherwise classified 2 0 Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classified 5 1 Multiple superficial injuries 1 0 Arthropod bite 1 0 Diseases of veins, lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes, not elsewhere classified 9 0 Varicose veins of lower extremities with inflammation (stasis dermatitis) 9 0 Disorders of the oral cavity, salivary glands, and jaws 3 2 Other specified disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge 1 0 Mucocele of salivary gland 1 1 Diseases of lips 0 1 Diseases of the tongue 1 0 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities 3 2 Other congenital malformations of the mouth 3 0 Other congenital malformations of skin 0 1 Neurofibromatosis 0 1 Mycoses 27 3 Dermatophytosis 10 2 Other superficial mycoses 17 1 Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions 12 1 Viral warts 12 1 Pediculosis, acariasis, and other infestations 1 0 Scabies 1 0 Other viral diseases 2 0 Viral infection, unspecified 2 0 Benign neoplasms 17 4 Benign lipomatous neoplasm 3 0 Hemangioma and lymphangioma, any site 3 0 Melanocytic naevi of trunk 6 2 Other benign neoplasms of skin 5 2 Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of the skin 9 2 Other malignant neoplasms of skin 9 2 Metabolic disorders 2 0 Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias 2 0 Total 374 77