TY - BOOK AU - Buka,Bobby AU - Uliasz,Annemarie AU - Krishnamurthy,Karthik ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Buka's Emergencies in Dermatology SN - 9781461450313 AV - RA645.5-645.9 U1 - 616.025 23 PY - 2013/// CY - New York, NY PB - Springer New York, Imprint: Springer KW - Medicine KW - Dermatology KW - Emergency medicine KW - Public health KW - Critical care medicine KW - Nursing KW - Primary care (Medicine) KW - Medicine & Public Health KW - Emergency Medicine KW - Primary Care Medicine KW - Intensive / Critical Care Medicine KW - Public Health N1 - 1. Neonatal and Pediatric Emergencies in Dermatology -- 2. Infectious Emergencies in Dermatology -- 3.  Drug Eruptions -- 4. Histamine-Mediated Emergencies in Dermatology -- 5. HIV/AIDS-related Emergencies in Dermatology -- 6.  Graft versus Host Disease -- 7. Erythroderma -- 8. Bullous Diseases -- 9. Vasculitides -- 10. Skin Evidence of Systemic Disease -- 11. Collagen Vascular Disease and Related Cutaneous Emergencies -- 12. Burns and Other Exposure Injuries -- 13. Skin Manifestations of Abuse -- 14. Iatrogenic Catastrophes and the Skin -- 15. Travelers Dermatology: Exotic Bites and Stings N2 - The term “dermatologic emergency” is rarely used, and a dermatologist is typically not the first physician called when a patient presents to the emergency department. However, largely under-recognized dermatoses can be life-threatening if not diagnosed and treated in a timely fashion. Buka’s Emergencies in Dermatology addresses the need for a concise, portable reference that can be used by emergency personnel, dermatologists and resident-physicians. This text, heavily illustrated with color images, proves to be especially critical if a community-based hospital does not have a dermatology department and the responsibility for initial diagnosis falls to the emergency room or critical care physician. While the vast majority of cutaneous outbreaks are not life-threatening, those that are can go unrecognized with devastating consequences. Buka’s Emergencies in Dermatology addresses this concern and focuses on the most critical issues in cutaneous emergencies, from neonatal and pediatric emergencies, to infectious emergencies and drug eruptions UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5031-3 ER -