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Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas & Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 6e
| Part I. Disorders Presenting in the Skin and Mucous Membranes > |
Section 8. Severe and Life-Threatening Skin Eruptions in the Acutely Ill Patient
Sections: Exfoliative Erythroderma Syndrome (EES), Rashes in the Acutely Ill Febrile Patient, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN).
Excerpt:"Usually >50 years; in children, EES usually results from pityriasis rubra pilaris or atopic dermatitis.Frightened, red, "toxic," may be malodorous.Usually involved, with massive hyperkeratosis and deep fissures in pityriasis rubra pilaris, Sézary syndrome, and psoriasis.Low serum albumin and increase in gammaglobulins; electrolyte imbalance; acute-phase proteins increased.Water baths with added bath oils, followed by application of bland emollients...."
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