TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Dermatologic Conditions A1 - Basko-Plluska, Juliana L. A1 - Vij, Rekha A1 - Sethi, Aisha A2 - Hall, Jesse B. A2 - Schmidt, Gregory A. A2 - Kress, John P. PY - 2015 T2 - Principles of Critical Care, 4e AB - In a patient with a dermatologic condition, observation and description of the lesions (morphology, distribution, and texture) are important for developing a differential diagnosis.Mucous membranes (oral, ocular, nasal, genital, and perianal) should be examined in all patients.The skin may provide clues to an underlying, life-threatening condition, such as endocarditis, graft-versus-host disease, bacterial and fungal sepsis, toxic shock syndrome, systemic vasculitis, or complications from the human immunodeficiency virus.Drug-related dermatoses are prevalent in the intensive care unit. Clues to diagnosis include a rapidly developing eruption; generalized, symmetrical, predominantly truncal distribution; morbilliform, urticarial, or acneiform morphology; and accompanying pruritus.Extensive skin disease can cause important fluid, electrolyte, and protein losses and predisposes the patient to life-threatening infections. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/15 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1107714849 ER -