RT Book, Section
A1 J. Brady, William
A1 Pandit, Amit Anil Kumar
A1 R. Sochor, Mark
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
SR Print(0)
ID 1166814296
T1 Generalized Skin Disorders
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260019933
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166814296
RD 2024/04/24
AB This  chapter  describes  selected  serious  generalized  skin  disorders  in  adults  and  discusses  their  dermatologic  diagnosis  and  treatment.  Covered  are  erythema  multiforme,  toxic  epidermal  necrolysis,  exfoliative  erythroderma,  the  toxic  infectious  erythemas,  disseminated  viral  infections,  Rocky  Mountain  spotted  fever,  disseminated  gonococcal  infection,  purpura  fulminans,  and  pemphigus  vulgaris.  Staphylococcal  scalded  skin  syndrome  and  meningococcemia  are  discussed  in  the  pediatric  section,  in  Chapter  142,  “Rashes  in  Infants  and  Children.”  Disseminated  viral  infections  are  discussed  in  Chapter  154,  “Serious  Viral  Infections”  and  in  Chapter  142.