title: Extreme dermatology--the intensive care skills of dermatologists in three case presentations of acute skin failure.
abstract: Dermatological emergencies include a number of clinical conditions usually accompanied by systemic symptoms that can lead to life-threatening complications. From the broad spectrum of life-threatening dermatoses, three cases are presented: a case of febrile ulceronecrotic Mucha-Habermann disease (FUMHD), a case of pemphigus vulgaris mimicking Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), and a case of toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). Those cases were considered extreme, and presented to illustrate the positive outcome of timely intensive dermatological care. An interdisciplinary approach is essential in the diagnosis, treatment, management, and follow up of patients with life-threatening dermatoses.
authors.affiliation: Professor Carmen Maria Sălăvăstru, MD, PhD 2nd Clinic of Dermatology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, Buchares,t Romania; galati1968@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maria Sălăvăstru
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Severin
authors.forename: Mihaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moisa
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fritz
authors.forename: Sorin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tiplica
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003422:Critical Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D017514:Pityriasis Lichenoides / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013262:Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*