RT Book, Section
A1 Sochor, Mark
A1 Pandit, Amit
A1 Brady, William J.
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Cline, David M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1139620384
T1 Generalized Skin Disorders
T2 Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071794763
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1139620384
RD 2024/04/18
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  141,  "Rashes  in  Infants  and  Children."  Staphylococcal  and  streptococcal  toxic  shock  syndrome  are  also  discussed  in  chapter  150,  "Toxic  Shock  Syndromes."  Disseminated  viral  infections  are  discussed  in  chapter  153,  "Serious  Viral  Infections"  and  in  chapter  141.