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To the Editor: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has reached pandemic status. As of April 16, 2020, there were 632,548 cases and 31,071 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the United States (Fig 1). 1 Hospital-based dermatology is invaluable in the assessment and treatment of life-threatening dermatologic disease by rapidly diagnosing conditions such as toxic epidermal necrolysis and purpura fulminans. 2 Hospital-based dermatology is also instrumental in the diagnosis and management of morbid conditions such as neutrophilic dermatoses, vasculitis, adverse reactions to chemotherapy, and other diseases that complicate and extend hospitalizations. 3 Inpatient dermatology services will continue to provide impactful care throughout the COVID-19 crisis with a particular need to help allocate scarce resources …