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Skin diseases in intensive care medicine
Author(s) -
Fischer Matthias,
William Thomas,
Wohlrab Johannes
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
jddg: journal der deutschen dermatologischen gesellschaft
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.463
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1610-0387
pISSN - 1610-0379
DOI - 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2008.06753.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care , intensive care medicine , dermatology , disease
Summary Though most dermatoses are not life‐threatening, skin diseases play an important role in intensive care medicine. Skin findings in intensive care patients may reflect the underlying disease or be complications of intensive medical care. Most important are drug reactions, infections, bacterial toxin reactions, erythro‐derma, ANCA‐positive vasculitides (such as Wegener granulomatosis) and bleeding disorders.