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Critical Care in Dermatology

Arun C Inamadar Aparna Palit

9789350902851
215 pages
Jaypee Bros Medical Pub Pvt Ltd
Overview

Dermatology is usually thought of as an outpatient specialty, but some skin conditions require intensive care and dermatologists increasingly play a key role in the diagnosis and management of skin disorders in emergency departments and intensive care units.

This book is a concise review of dermatological emergencies, presenting cases in a step by step, logical manner – nature of the condition, why it is an emergency, population at risk, clinical presentation and clues, laboratory diagnostic methods, differential diagnosis and management.

Separate chapters discuss drug therapy in dermatological emergencies and challenging clinical scenarios, including pregnancy and lactation.

 

Key points

  • Concise review of critical care in dermatological emergencies
  • Presents cases in logical, step by step manner
  • Includes 90 full colour images and illustrations
Author Bio

Arun C Inamadar MD DVD
Professor & Head

Aparna Palit MD (PGIMER, Chandigarh)
Professor

Both at Department of Dermatology, BLDE University, Sri B M Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Center, Bijapur, Karnataka, India