Dermatology

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Management 3 More General Terms 4 Additional Terms 5 References

Introduction

• The branch of medicine that focuses on diseases of the skin.

Management

• indications for urgent referral to dermatology

• acute erythroderma: concern for:

• drug hypersensitivity reaction
• Stevens Johnson syndrome
• toxic epidermal necrolysis
• toxic shock syndrome
• Staphlococcal scalded skin syndrome

• widepread skin pain: concern for:

• Stevens Johnson syndrome
• toxic epidermal necrolysis
• toxic shock syndrome
• Staphlococcal scalded skin syndrome

• acute widespread pustular eruption: concern for:

• drug eruption
• pustular psoriasis

• acute widespread vesicles, bullae or denudation (rupture of bullae leaving exposed dermis): concern for:

• Stevens Johnson syndrome
• toxic epidermal necrolysis
• pemphgus vulgaris
• bullous pemphigoid

• necrotic eschar in an immunosuppressed host

• concern for deep fungal infection

• widespread purpura in a reticulated pattern with central necrosis (retiform purpura): concern for

• acute vascular compromise
• disseminated intravascular coagulation

More General Terms

• medical specialty

Additional Terms

• dermatologic surgery
• dermatologist
• skin disease (dermatologic disorder, dermatopathy, dermatosis)
• skin lesion

References

- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009 dermatology