ABSTRACT

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 referenc

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Contents

chapter |1 pages

Contributors

chapter 1|18 pages

Eczema

chapter 2|10 pages

Psoriasis

chapter 3|16 pages

Papular and papulo- squamous dermatoses

chapter 4|4 pages

Erythroderma

chapter 5|10 pages

Urticaria

chapter 6|16 pages

Blistering diseases

chapter 7|18 pages

Vascular diseases

chapter 8|6 pages

Panniculitis

chapter 9|12 pages

Connective tissue disease

chapter 10|22 pages

Bacterial diseases

chapter 11|14 pages

Viral diseases

chapter 12|8 pages

Fungal diseases

chapter 13|8 pages

Dermatoses caused by arthropods

chapter 14|16 pages

Travellers’ and tropical dermatoses

chapter 15|16 pages

Tumours and malignancies

chapter 16|10 pages

Environmental and physical dermatoses

chapter 17|6 pages

Pregnancy dermatoses

chapter 18|18 pages

Drug- and therapy-induced dermatoses