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Dermatologic emergencies

Author(s) -

M.P. Simón Díaz,

Andrés Tirado Sánchez,

Rosa María Ponce Olivera

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

revista médica del hospital general de méxico

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2524-177X

pISSN - 0185-1063

DOI - 10.1016/j.hgmx.2015.09.004

Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , angioedema , lyme disease , humanities , immunology , philosophy

Dermatologic emergencies represent about 8–20% of the diseases seen in the Emergency Department of hospitals. It is often a challenge for primary care physicians to differentiate mundane skin ailments from more serious, life threatening conditions that require immediate intervention. In this review we included the following conditions: Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrosis, pemphigus vulgaris, toxic shock syndrome, fasciitis necrotising, angioedema/urticaria, meningococcemia, Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever

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