title: Derm diagnoses you can't afford to miss.
abstract: Management of hereditary angioedema should include fresh frozen plasma containing C1 inhibitor (C1-INH), whenever possible; if C1-INH-containing plasma is unavailable, fresh frozen plasma can be used instead. Do not give neomycin to patients with suspected cellulitis; the drug may promote antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus, a pathogen often associated with this condition. Whenever a patient presents with erythematous skin lesions and a recent history of receiving penicillin or a cephalosporin antibiotic, a sulfa derivative, or an anticonvulsant, the suspected medication should be stopped until Stevens-Johnson syndrome is ruled out.
authors.affiliation: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA. Ribhi.hazin@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ribhi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hazin
authors.forename: Jamil Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Abuzetun
authors.forename: Khalil A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Khatri
mesh_terms: D002481:Cellulitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013262:Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014581:Urticaria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy