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Neonatal and Pediatric Dermatologic Emergencies

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A wide variety of neonatal and childhood dermatologic conditions can be emergencies. These may arise from genetic disorders, including those causing skin structural protein and keratin dysfunction, vascular birthmarks with systemic associations, autoimmune disorders, and infections. If left untreated, these conditions can lead to systemic effects or may increase the risk of developing secondary complications, potentially resulting in death. It is therefore important that these entities be rapidly identified and addressed. The following pages present a limited collection of some of the most important emergency situations.

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  1. Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA

    Dawn X. Zhang B.S.

  2. Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA

    Maryam Afshar M.D.

  3. Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA

    Lucia Diaz M.D.

  4. Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology, Rady Children’s Hospital/University of California, 8010 Frost Street, Ste 602, San Diego, CA, 92130, USA

    Ted W. Farrand B.S.E., Tina Chen M.D., Michael Caglia M.D. & Lawrence F. Eichenfield M.D.

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  1. , Department of Dermatology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Front Street 220, New York, 10038, New York, USA

    Bobby Buka

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    Annemarie Uliasz

  3. , Dermatology, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Pelham Parkway South, Bronx, 10461, New York, USA

    Karthik Krishnamurthy

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Zhang, D.X. et al. (2013). Neonatal and Pediatric Dermatologic Emergencies. In: Buka, B., Uliasz, A., Krishnamurthy, K. (eds) Buka's Emergencies in Dermatology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5031-3_1

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