LIFE-THREATENING RASHES. AN ILLUSTRATED, PRACTICAL GUIDE

1. The Algorithmic Approach to the Unidentified Rash
2. Anaphylaxis
3. Pemphigus Vulgaris
4. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
5. Erythema Multiforme
6. Measles
7. Kawasaki Disease
8. Toxic Shock Syndrome
9. Scarlet Fever
10. Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome
11. Varicella and Zoster
12. Omphalitis
13. Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Rashes
14. Syphilis
15. Meningococcemia
16. RMSF and Serious Tick-Borne Illnesses (Lyme, Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis and Tick Paralysis)
17. Henoch-Schönlein Purpura
18. Necrotizing Infections
19. Erythroderma
20. DRESS Syndrome: Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms/Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome (DHS)
21. Ebola Virus
22. Potential Bioterrorism Agents with Mucocutaneous Findings (Anthrax, Plague, Tularemia, Smallpox)
23. Other Potentially Life-Threatening Conditions with Mucocutaneous Findings (Leptospirosis, Typhoid Fever, Dengue, Diphtheria, Murine Typhus)

This book is a visually focused and clinically relevant volume detailing pearls and practical points regarding acute life-threatening rashes. Each chapter covers life-threatening causes of rash or their significant mimics, including Steven Johnson Syndrome, Kawasaki Disease, and HIV. The authors discuss the classic presentation of rashes along with associated symptoms. Additionally, they examine atypical presentations of the rash and key physical exam findings to confirm or exclude the life-threatening diagnosis. The chapters are highly visual with multiple color photos as well as tables to aid the clinician in differentiating between other mimicking conditions and causes of rashes. Coverage continues beyond diagnosis to include management and potential complications. Each chapter concludes with clinical pearls or take-away points that clinicians can easily memorize for quick decision making. This is an ideal reference for all clinicians who encounter patients with rashes, particularly emergency medicine providers.

Features:
• Details life-threatening rashes to aid in diagnosis and management of these “can’t miss” diagnoses
• Highly visual with multiple photographs and tables listing distinguishing features of the rashes
• Includes atypical presentations and mimics and the defining differences to ensure accurate diagnosis

Authors
Emily Rose, MD, FAAP, FAAEM, FACEP is Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. She has led courses on emergency medicine worldwide and is the Director of Pre-Health Undergraduate Studies at Keck School of Medicine and core Emergency Medicine faculty at Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center.