Life-Threatening Dermatoses and Emergencies in Dermatology

Description

Since extensive dermatoses can be life threatening, it is important to recognize and treat skin emergencies rapidly. This book covers all cutaneous emergencies and life threatening dermatoses, as well as true and false emergencies in the dermatologic office. It provides treatment advice for the management of major life threatening dermatoses, such as severe infections, severe drug eruptions and bullous diseases. In addition, it describes the manifestations in acutely ill patients in the ICU, as well as severe cutaneous manifestations occurring during pregnancy, after sun exposure, in cold weather, as a result of extreme poverty, and in other situations. With diagnostic clues, reader-friendly charts and clinical photographs, this clinical guide will not only benefit the hospital-based dermatologist, but will also be a helpful guide for non-dermatologists, such as ER and ICU physicians. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Skin Barrier....Pages 3-18 Skin Immune System....Pages 19-28 Bacteriology of the Skin....Pages 29-36 Acute Skin Failure....Pages 37-42 Purpura Fulminans....Pages 45-55 Severe Infections of Soft Tissues (Including Fasciitis and Diabetic Foot Infections)....Pages 57-66 Severe Staphylococcal Cutaneous Infections and Toxic Shock Syndrome....Pages 67-78 Erythroderma and Exfoliative Dermatitis....Pages 79-87 Stevens–Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis....Pages 87-95 Drug Reaction With Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS/DIHS)....Pages 97-102 Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis....Pages 103-109 Autoimmune Bullous Diseases....Pages 111-119 Skin Manifestations of Systemic Bacterial Infections....Pages 123-131 Severe Mycoses in Immunodepressed Patients....Pages 133-143 Skin Manifestations Associated with Malignant Haemopathies....Pages 145-153 Skin Manifestations Useful for the Management of Patients in an Intensive Care Unit or an Emergency Room....Pages 155-162 Emergencies in the Dermatologist's Office....Pages 165-173 Life-Threatening Dermatoses Occurring During Gestation....Pages 175-180 Main Life-Threatening Dermatoses in Neonatal Period and in Infancy....Pages 181-187 Life-Threatening Dermatoses and Emergencies in Dermatology: The Case of the Paediatric Patient....Pages 189-197 Extreme Poverty in Industrial Countries....Pages 199-205 Life-Threatening Dermatoses and Emergencies in Dermatology in the Specific Context of the Extreme Poverty of the ‘Third World’....Pages 207-213 Noxious Spider Bites....Pages 215-222 Frostbite Injury Management in Emergency....Pages 223-233 Photodermatoses....Pages 235-240 Life-Threatening Dermatoses and Emergencies in Migrants and Patients Coming Back from a Tropical or Subtropical Country....Pages 241-246 Telemedicine in Skin Emergencies....Pages 247-252 Skin Diseases in Bioterrorism....Pages 253-266 Life-Threatening Complications of Dermatologic Therapies....Pages 267-276 Mechanisms of Pupura, Livedo, Necrosis....Pages 279-280 Skin Necrosis....Pages 281-287 The Patient with Purpura in the ICU or in the Emergency Room....Pages 289-293 Livedo....Pages 295-301 Diagnosis of Blisters and Vesicles....Pages 303-306 Diagnosis of Disseminated Pustulosis....Pages 307-309 Diagnosis of Face Oedema....Pages 311-312 Diagnosis of Oral Lesions....Pages 313-314 Acute Urticaria and Anaphylaxis....Pages 315-317 Exanthematic Rash....Pages 319-323 Back Matter....Pages 325-329