Life-threatening Dermatoses and Emergencies in Dermatology

by Revuz, Jean; Roujeau, Jean-claude; Kerdel, Francisco A.; Valeyrie-Allanore, Laurence

• ISBN13: 9783540793380
• ISBN10: 3540793380
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-06-03
• Publisher: Springer Nature

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Skin Physiology
Skin Barrier	p. 3
Skin Immune System	p. 19
Bacteriology of the Skin	p. 29
Acute Skin Failure	p. 37
Life Threatening Dermatoses
Purpura Fulminans	p. 45
Severe Infections of Soft Tissues (Including Fasciitis and Diabetic Foot Infections)	p. 57
Severe Staphylococcal Cutaneous Infections and Toxic Shock Syndrome	p. 67
Erythroderma and Exfoliative Dermatitis	p. 79
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis	p. 87
Drug Reactions with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS/DIHS)	p. 97
Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis	p. 103
Autoimmune Bullous Diseases	p. 111
Cutaneous Manifestation in Life Threatening Diseases
Skin Manifestations of Systemic Bacterial Infections	p. 123
Severe Mycoses in Immunodepressed Patients	p. 133
Skin Manifestations Associated with Malignant Haemopathies	p. 145
Skin Manifestations Useful for the Management of Patients in an Intensive Care Unit or an Emergency Room	p. 155
Specific Context
Emergencies in the Dermatologist's Office	p. 165
Life-Threatening Dermatoses Occurring During Gestation	p. 175
Main Life-Threatening Dermatoses in Neonatal Period and in Infancy	p. 181
Life-Threatening Dermatoses and Emergencies in Dermatology: The Case of the Paediatric Patient	p. 189
Extreme Poverty in Industrial Countries	p. 199
Life-Threatening Dermatoses and Emergencies in Dermatology in the Specific Context of the Extreme Poverty of the 'Third World'	p. 207
Noxious Spider Bites	p. 215
Frostbite Injury Management in Emergency	p. 223
Photodermatoses	p. 235
Life-Threatening Dermatoses and Emergencies in Migrants and Patients Coming Back from a Tropical or Subtropical Country	p. 241
Telemedicine in Skin Emergencies	p. 247
Skin Diseases in Bioterrorism	p. 253
Life-Threatening Complications of Dermatologic Therapies	p. 267
Diagnostic Charts for the Skin Signs in the Acutely Ill Patient
Mechanisms of Pupura, Livedo, Necrosis	p. 279
Skin Necrosis	p. 281
The Patient with Purpura in the ICU or in the Emergency Room	p. 289
Livedo	p. 295
Diagnosis of Blisters and Vesicles	p. 303
Diagnosis of Disseminated Pustulosis	p. 307
Diagnosis of Face Oedema	p. 311
Diagnosis of Oral Lesions	p. 313
Acute Urticaria and Anaphylaxis	p. 315
Exanthematic Rash	p. 319
Index	p. 325
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