‘Dermatological Emergencies’ aims to cover aspects of situations and their management when they present in a Dermatology setup. This includes severe drug reactions, bullous disorders, erythroderma, infections, vasculitis and systemic emergencies presenting with skin signs. This book guides the reader to recognize such emergencies, helps to approach the initial phase of management, identifies the investigations, thus leading to a holistic management of the scene. Case scenarios are used in all chapters with logical flow of text, flowcharts, algorithms and representative clinical and laboratory images for better understanding of the readers.

Key Features

• Details all dermatological emergencies
• Discusses manifestation of these emergencies with unique algorithms and flowcharts
• Examines case scenarios for first-hand experience
• Consists of Do’s and Don’ts for effective management of cases
• Uses high quality clinical images for clarity

Contents

Part 1: Introduction to Dermatological Emergencies
Part 2: Severe Cutaneous Drug Reactions
Part 3: Bullous Disorders
Part 4: Erythroderma
Part 5: Pediatric Emergencies–۱ (Neonatal)
Part 6: Pediatric Emergencies–۲ (Childhood)
Part 7: Infections and Infestations
Part 8: Vasculitis
Part ۹: Skin Malignancies Presenting as Emergencies
Part 10: Emergencies in Connective Tissue Disorders
Part 11: Systemic Emergencies Presenting with Dermatological Signs
Part 12: Psoriasis and Related Conditions
Part 13: Miscellaneous Dermatological Emergencies
Part 14: Emergencies in Leprosy
Part 15: Emergencies in STD
Part 16: Procedure-related Emergencies