1st Edition

Acute Adult Dermatology Diagnosis and Management: A Colour Handbook

240 Pages 186 Color Illustrations
by CRC Press

240 Pages
by CRC Press

A significant proportion of skin disease develops rapidly, is highly symptomatic and can be associated with considerable morbidity. While most patients with acute skin disorders are initially seen by primary care services, acute dermatology is also encountered in hospital emergency departments and in dermatology clinics. This comprehensive reference on relevant acute dermatology is designed... Read more

Eczema
Psoriasis
Papular and Papulo-squamous dermatoses
Erythroderma
Urticaria
Blistering diseases
Vascular diseases
Panniculitis
Connective tissue disease
Bacterial diseases
Viral diseases
Fungal diseases
Dermatoses caused by Arthropods
Travellers’ and tropical dermatoses
Tumours and malignancies
Envrironmental and physical dermatoses
Pregnancydermatoses
Drug and therapy induced eruptions

Biography

Daniel Creamer, Jonathan Barker, Francisco A. Kerdel

...a handy little book...an asset for readers...300 pictures...text is concise, accurate and digestible, efficiently serving up the requisite facts...a good buy and it should sell well in most of its target market, especially primary care, accident and emergency, and general medicine.
—CB Bunker, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, June 2011

A well written, concise and succinct book that nicely addresses a myriad of acute and often potentially dangerous skin conditions which require quick diagnosis. It is a very handy reference and would be an extremely useful addition in any acute care setting or physician's office. (3 stars)
—Kathleen Kramer, MD (Stanford University), Doody's Review Service