Buka's Emergencies in Dermatology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Buka, Bobby (Editor), Uliasz, Annemarie (Editor), Krishnamurthy, Karthik (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Dermatology.; Emergency medicine.; Public health.; Critical care medicine.; Nursing.; Primary care (Medicine).; Medicine & Public Health.; Emergency Medicine.; Primary Care Medicine.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.; Public Health.

The term “dermatologic emergency” is rarely used, and a dermatologist is typically not the first physician called when a patient presents to the emergency department. However, largely under-recognized dermatoses can be life-threatening if not diagnosed and treated in a timely fashion. Buka’s Emergen...