RT Book, Section A1 Basko-Plluska, Juliana L. A1 Vij, Rekha A1 Sethi, Aisha A2 Hall, Jesse B. A2 Schmidt, Gregory A. A2 Kress, John P. SR Print(0) ID 1107714849 T1 Dermatologic Conditions T2 Principles of Critical Care, 4e YR 2015 FD 2015 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071738811 LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1107714849 RD 2024/10/10 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.