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'Death Rashes' Are More Than Skin Deep
DENVER – Most rashes and other skin conditions are not worrisome, but a few are signs of potentially fatal infections or disease processes. Recognizing and knowing how best to treat these "death rashes" literally make the difference between life and death, Dr. Heather Murphy-Lavoie... »
Topical Pain Relievers: FDA Issues Burn Warning
Rare cases of chemical burns caused by over-the-counter topical muscle and joint pain relievers has prompted the Food and Drug Administration to issue an advisory about the use of the products, with recommendations for both consumers and health professionals.
The single- or combination-ingredient... » SAN DIEGO – Antimicrobial agents were the most common identifiable causes of outpatient cutaneous adverse drug events, with amoxicillin being the most frequent single causative substance, in a study of data collected from 1995 to 2005.
Those are the key findings from the analysis of data from the... » The Wheal Deal
Emergency physicians face a great number of dermatologic complaints in the emergency department, and the majority of these are not life-threatening. These patients can still be a handful, though. One of the many cosmic ironies we face is that those with the least dangerous diseases... » BOSTON (EGMN) – Initial antibiotic therapy failed in nearly 25% of 3,535 adults with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections in U.S. hospitals between 2000 and 2009, according to a retrospective analysis of data from multiple hospitals.
Initial treatment failure was associated with... »
Antibiotics Lead Outpatient Cutaneous Adverse Drug Events
Skin Deep: Ways to Appease and Ease Dermatologic Disease
Acute Skin Infections: Initial Treatment Failure Is 23%
'Death Rashes' Are More Than Skin DeepDENVER – Most rashes and other skin conditions are not worrisome, but a few are signs of potentially fatal infections or disease processes. Recognizing and knowing how best to treat these "death rashes"... »
Be Prepared for Troublesome Tattoos, Problematic Piercings
SAN FRANCISCO - Body modifications are all the rage, so emergency physicians need to know that troublesome tattoos can interfere with MRIs, and should keep a pair of pliers handy to deal with problematic... »
Incise, Drain for Most MRSA Skin Infections
VAIL, COLO. – Current broadly endorsed guidelines for outpatient management of skin and soft tissue infections in an era of rampant community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus emphasize incision and... »