The Impact of Dermatology Consultation on Diagnostic Accuracy and Antibiotic Use Among Patients With Suspected Cellulitis Seen at Outpatient Internal Medicine Offices

Cellulitis is a common and costly problem, often diagnosed in the outpatient setting. Many cutaneous conditions may clinically mimic cellulitis, but little research has been done to assess the magnitude of the problem.To determine if obtaining dermatology consultations in the outpatient primary care setting could assist in the diagnosis of pseudocellulitic conditions and reduce the rate of unnecessary antibiotic use.Nonblinded randomized...