TY - BOOK AU - Daniel Creamer AU - Jonathan Barker AU - Francisco A. Kerdel TI - Acute Adult Dermatology: Diagnosis and Management T2 - Medical Color Handbook Series SN - 1840765127 PY - 2011/// CY - London PB - CRC Press KW - N1 - Contents: Preface 5 Acknowledgements 6 CHAPTER 1 Eczema 7 CHAPTER 2 Psoriasis 25 CHAPTER 3 Papular and papulosquamous dermatoses 35 CHAPTER 4 Erythroderma 51 CHAPTER 5 Urticaria 55 CHAPTER 6 Blistering diseases 65 CHAPTER 11 Viral diseases 139 CHAPTER 12 Fungal diseases 153 CHAPTER 13 Dermatoses caused by arthropods 161 CHAPTER 14 Travellers and tropical dermatoses 169 CHAPTER 15 Tumours and malignancies 185 CHAPTER 16 Environmental and physical dermatoses 201 CHAPTER 17 Pregnancy dermatoses 211 CHAPTER 18 Drug and therapyinduced dermatoses 217 CHAPTER 7 Vascular diseases 81 CHAPTER 8 Panniculitis 99 CHAPTER 9 Connective tissue disease 105 CHAPTER 10 Bacterial diseases 117 Abbreviations 235 Recommended reading 236 Index 237 N2 - A significant proportion of skin disease develops rapidly, is highly symptomatic and can be associated with considerable morbidity. While most patients with acute skin disorders are initially seen by primary care services, acute dermatology is also encountered in hospital emergency departments and in dermatology clinics. This comprehensive referenc; Common terms and phrases: acute antibodies areas Basic chemistry biopsy biopsy for histopathology blisters Blood count Bullous pemphigoid candidiasis caused cell lymphoma chronic ciclosporin CLINICAL FEATURES COMPLICATIONS contact dermatitis Corticosteroid Corticosteroid ointment crusted cutaneous dermatologist dermatosis develop diagnosis is usually DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS disease drug eruption e.g. prednisolone eczema emollient emollient therapy erythroderma exanthem fever flexures haemorrhagic hepatitis herpes IMMEDIATE MANAGEMENT Topical immunosuppressant infiltrate inflammation inflammatory INVESTIGATIONS involvement itch liver function tests LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT ISSUES lower legs lymphadenopathy MANAGEMENT Topical therapy mg once daily moderately potent Mycosis fungoides necrosis necrotic nodule occur oedema oral corticosteroids painful panniculitis papules patches patient Pemphigus Pityriasis plaques prednisolone psoriasis purpura pustules renal restricted period scalp scaly scarring Seborrhoeic dermatitis secondary bacterial infection secondary infection Sézary syndrome Skin biopsy Skin swab swab for bacteriology systemic lupus erythematosus Systemic therapy Tinea torso trunk and limbs twice per day ulcer urticaria urticated usually made clinically vasculitis venous vesicles viral widespread ER -