• Ghida S Altammami, Sarah K Alswayed, Mohammed I AlJasser, and Rayan A Alkhodair.
• From the College of Medicine (Altammami, Alswayed, AlJasser, Alkhodair), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from the Department of Dermatology (AlJasser, Alkhodair), King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, from the Division of Dermatology (AlJasser), Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, and from the Division of Pediatric Dermatology (Alkhodair), Department of Pediatrics, King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Saudi Med J. 2024 Aug 1; 45 (8): 834839834-839.

ObjectivesTo evaluate the various skin conditions diagnosed in intensive care unit (ICU) patients.MethodsThis is a descriptive retrospective study of all adults, pediatric, and neonatal patients who were admitted to the ICU and had a dermatological manifestation during hospital stay or patients who had dermatological condition that requires ICU admission. All skin conditions were categorized and analyzed.ResultsA total of 344 ICU patients with 365 different dermatological conditions were included in the study. The age of patients ranged from less than 1-96 years, with a mean age of 43.6±30.1 years. Of the patients, 189 (54.9%) were males. The top 3 general disease categories observed were skin infections, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, and drug reactions. The most commonly reported dermatological disorders included morbilliform drug eruption (6.8%), contact dermatitis (6.3%), vasculitis (5.5%), herpes zoster (4.6%), purpura due to thrombocytopenia (3.8%), dermatitis/eczema (3.8%), candidiasis (3.8%), infantile hemangioma (2.7%), unclassified drug reaction (2.5%), intertrigo (2.5%), and herpes simplex virus (2.5%).ConclusionDermatological disorders can occur at various levels of severity in the ICU. Skin infections, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, and drug reactions were found to be the most prevalent conditions.Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal.

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