Emergency Dermatology : A Rapid Treatment Guide

Author: Jr. Alan Fleischer
Published: February 2002
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071379959
Paperback Book
Number of Pages: 450

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Organized alphabetically, this concise guide gives emergency room and primary care clinicians the information needed to rapidly screen, identify, treat, and refer problems related to the skin. For each condition, the book provides history, physical exam, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment, management/follow-up, and codes. Emergency Dermatology helps clinicians to rapidly screen, identify, treat, and refer the skin problems most often seen by the doctor on call or primary care physician in an urgent care setting.
FEATURES:
* Organized in alphabetical order for quick access to information
* Includes color photo of each ailment
* Short, succinct format featuring bulleted presentation
* Focuses on differential diagnosis and treatment
* Helpful listing of disease symptoms in the front of the book
* Provides management protocol, as well as CPT and ICD-9-CM codes

Table of Contents
Preface
Cutaneous Anthrax
1 Abrasions 2
2 Abscess, Furuncle, and Carbuncle 4
3 Acne Vulgaris 8
4 Acquired Acanthosis Nigricans 10
5 Acquired Keratodermas 14
6 Actinic Keratosis 18
7 Alopecia Areata 22
8 Aphthous Stomatitis (Canker Sores) 26
9 Aphthous Vulvitis 30
10 Arthropod Assault (Insect Bites and Stings) 32
11 Asteatotic Dermatitis (Eczema Craquelee) 36
12 Atopic Dermatitis 38
13 Basal Cell Carcinoma 44
14 Bullous Pemphigoid 46
15 Calciphylaxis 50
16 Calluses 54
17 Candidiasis 56
18 Capillary Hemangioma of Infancy 60
19 Cellulitis and Erysipelas 64
20 Chancroid 68
21 Chronic Ulcers of the Leg 72
22 Condyloma Acuminatum (Genital Wart) 76
23 Contact Dermatitis 80
24 Corns 86
25 Dermatomyositis 88
26 Diaper Dermatitis 90
27 Disseminated Gonococcal Infection 92
28 Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) 96
29 Drug Eruption (Drug Rash) 98
30 Dyshidrotic Dermatitis 102
31 Ecthyma 106
32 Eczema Herpeticum 108
33 Epidermal Inclusion Cyst 112
34 Eruptive Xanthoma 116
35 Erythema Multiforme and Stevens-Johnson Syndrome 118
36 Erythema Nodosum 122
37 Erythrasma 124
38 Exfoliative Erythroderma 126
39 Fifth's Disease (Erythema Infectiosum) 132
40 Folliculitis 134
41 Granuloma Annulare 138
42 Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease 142
43 Herpes Gestationis (Pemphigoid Gestationis) 146
44 Herpes Simplex Virus 150
45 Herpes Zoster (Shingles) 156
46 Hidradenitis Suppurativa 162
47 Hypersensitivity Vasculitis (Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis) 166
48 Impetigo 170
49 Ingrown Nail 174
50 Kawasaki's Disease 176
51 Keloid Scar 180
52 Keratoacanthoma 184
53 Lichen Nitidus 188
54 Lichen Planus 192
55 Lichen Sclerosis 196
56 Lichen Simplex Chronicus 200
57 Lupus 204
58 Malignant Melanoma 210
59 Acute Meningococcemia (Neisseria meningitidis Infection) 214
60 Molluscum Contagiosum 218
61 Morphea (Localized Scleroderma) 220
62 Necrobiosis Llpoidica Diabetacorum 224
63 Neurotic Excoriations 228
64 Nummular Eczema 232
65 Orf 236
66 Parapsoriasis 238
67 Pediculosis (Lice) 242
68 Pemphigus Vulgaris and Pemphigus Foliaceus 248
69 Perioral Dermatitis 252
70 Phytophotodermatitis 256
71 Pigmented Purpuric Eruptions 258
72 Pitted Keratolysis 262
73 Pityriasis Rosea 264
74 Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris 268
75 Polymorphous Eruption of Pregnancy 272
76 Polymorphous Light Eruption 276
77 Porphyria Cutanea Tarda 278
78 Pressure Ulcer 282
79 Prickly Heat 286
80 Prurigo Nodularis 288
81 Pruritus Ani 292
82 Psoriasis 296
83 Pyoderma Gangrenosum 302
84 Pyogenic Granuloma 306
85 Raynaud's Disease and Phenomenon 308
86 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever 310
87 Rosacea 314
88 Roseola Infantum 318
89 Rubella (German Measles) 320
90 Rubeola (Measles) 322
91 Sarcoidosis 326
92 Scabies 330
93 Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina) 334
94 Scleroderma 338
95 Saborrheic Dermatitis 342
96 Seborrheic Infantile Dermatitis (Cradle Cap) 346
97 Saborrheic Keratosis 348
98 Squamous Cell Carcinoma 352
99 Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (Ritter's Disease) 358
100 Statis Ulcer 360
101 Striae Atrophicae (Striae Distensae, Stretch Marks) 364
102 Sunburn 366
103 Sweet's Syndrome 368
104 Primary and Secondary Syphilis 372
105 Telogen Effuvium 378
106 Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura 380
107 Tinea Capitis 382
108 Tinea Corporis 386
109 Tinea Cruris 390
110 Tinea Pedis 392
111 Tinea Versicolor (Pityriasis Versicolor) 396
112 Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) 400
113 Toxic Shock Syndrome 404
114 Urticaria 408
115 Urticarial Vasculitis 412
116 Varicella (Chickenpox) 414
117 Viral Common Warts 418
118 Viral Exanthem 422
119 Vitiligo 426
120 Wegener's Granulomatosis 430
App Dermatologic Definitions and Diagnoses 434
Index 439

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