Acute Adult Dermatology Diagnosis and Management A Colour Handbook
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TextSeries: Medical Color Handbook SeriesPublication details: London CRC Press 2011 Edition: illustratedDescription: 240 pagesISBN: - 1840765127
- 9781840765120
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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
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
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