RT Book, Section
A1 Koo, Bonnie
A1 Nia, John K.
A1 Czernik, Annette
A2 Oropello, John M.
A2 Pastores, Stephen M.
A2 Kvetan, Vladimir
SR Print(0)
ID 1136416088
T1 Skin Complications
T2 Critical Care
YR 1
FD 1
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071820813
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1136416088
RD 2024/04/19
AB KEY  POINTSDermatologic  diagnoses  are  associated  with  longer  ICU  stays  compared  to  patients  with  normal  skin.Any  systemic  infection  can  have  cutaneous  manifestations  that  are  often  nonspecific.There  are  no  mucosal  lesions  with  Staphylococcal  scalded  skin  syndrome  distinguishing  it  from  Stevens–Johnson  syndrome/toxic  epidermal  necrolysis.Necrotizing  fasciitis  is  often  mistaken  for  cellulitis.  A  key  feature  of  necrotizing  fasciitis  is  pain  out  of  proportion  to  the  clinical  exam  on  initial  presentation.Meningococcemia  should  be  considered  in  any  patient  with  fever  and  petechial  rash.When  suspecting  a  drug  eruption  a  drug  chart  with  medications  and  time  courses  is  extremely  helpful  in  identifying  the  causative  medication.