RT Book, Section A1 Azadi, Kavon A1 Burns, Boyd A2 Stone, C. Keith A2 Humphries, Roger L. SR Print(0) ID 55759117 T1 Chapter 48. Dermatologic Emergencies T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Emergency Medicine, 7e YR 2011 FD 2011 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-0-07-170107-5 LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55759117 RD 2024/10/15 AB To some, emergency medicine and dermatology may seem to be two of the most unrelated specialties in medicine, and in our daily practice dermatologic complaints most likely respresent a small percentage of our normal daily census but the emergency physician will encounter many patients presenting with dermatologic complaints. The astute clinician will realize that, although rare, some of these problems can be life-threatening. Some patients may even require emergency airway protection and vigorous resuscitation. This chapter reviews those special situations and discusses common and uncommon dermatologic complaints.