Life-Threatening Dermatoses and Emergencies in Dermatology (eBook)

Preface 5
Contents 7
Contributors 11
Skin Physiology 17
Skin Barrier 18
Skin Immune System 34
Bacteriology of the Skin 44
Acute Skin Failure 52
Life Threatening Dermatoses 58
Purpura Fulminans 59
Severe Infections of Soft Tissues (Including Fasciitis and Diabetic Foot Infections) 70
Severe Staphylococcal Cutaneous Infections and Toxic Shock Syndrome 80
Erythroderma and Exfoliative Dermatitis 92
Stevens–Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis 101
Drug Reactions with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms ( DRESS/ DIHS) 110
Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis 116
Autoimmune Bullous Diseases 123
Cutaneous Manifestation in Life Threatening Diseases 132
Skin Manifestations of Systemic Bacterial Infections 133
Severe Mycoses in Immunodepressed Patients 142
Skin Manifestations Associated with Malignant Haemopathies 153
Skin Manifestations Useful for the Management of Patients in an Intensive Care Unit or an Emergency Room 162
Specific Context 170
Emergencies in the Dermatologist’s Office 171
Life-Threatening Dermatoses Occurring During Gestation 180
Main Life-Threatening Dermatoses in Neonatal Period and in Infancy 186
Life-Threatening Dermatoses and Emergencies in Dermatology: The Case of the Paediatric Patient 193
Extreme Poverty in Industrial Countries 202
Life-Threatening Dermatoses and Emergencies in Dermatology in the Specific Context of the Extreme Poverty of the ‘ Third World’ 209
Noxious Spider Bites 216
Frostbite Injury Management in Emergency 224
Photodermatoses* 235
Life-Threatening Dermatoses and Emergencies in Migrants and Patients Coming Back from a Tropical or Subtropical Country 241
Telemedicine in Skin Emergencies 247
Skin Diseases in Bioterrorism 253
Life-Threatening Complications of Dermatologic Therapies 267
Diagnostic Charts for the Skin Signs in the Acutely Ill Patient 277
Mechanisms of Pupura, Livedo, Necrosis 278
Skin Necrosis 280
The Patient with Purpura in the ICU or in the Emergency Room 287
Livedo 292
Diagnosis of Blisters and Vesicles 299
Diagnosis of Disseminated Pustulosis 303
Diagnosis of Face Oedema 306
Diagnosis of Oral Lesions 308
Acute Urticaria and Anaphylaxis 310
Exanthematic Rash 313
Index 318