Session Details

S015 Red Flags and Emergencies in Dermatology

Fri, Mar 8, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Room 6D

3 CME Available Symposium

DESCRIPTION

It is often believed that dermatology does not involve life-threatening situations, with many observers considering skin disorders as being only “skin deep” and of no more than aesthetic/cosmetic importance. The truth is that the dermatology unit is no stranger to life-threatening skin diseases or serious and lethal systemic diseases with cutaneous manifestations. Moreover, dermatologists are not spared the possibility of needing to deal with severely sick patients. Indeed, dermatologists are frequently the first physicians to examine a patient, thus becoming responsible for making the initial diagnosis of grave conditions that require urgent attention. The present session will provide descriptions of a selection of acute, severe, life-threatening skin diseases, with the aim of guiding dermatologists in rapid and accurate diagnostic decision-making, and be better able to carry out the appropriate urgent interventions, for these conditions.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Diagnose acute life-threatening skin diseases or serious and lethal systemic diseases with cutaneous manifestations.

Identify critical dermatological situations, recognize red flags that signal real emergencies, and differentiate them from everyday skin ailments that do not pose any immediate danger or emergency.

Describe the pathological aspects of life-threatening skin diseases, better able to carry out the appropriate urgent interventions, and be well-informed about the most up-to-date treatments available for these conditions.

SCHEDULE

1:00 PM

Introduction

Ronni Wolf, MD, IFAAD

1:15 PM

Life-threatening Stings, Bites, and Marine Envenomation

Dirk Michael Elston, MD, FAAD

1:35 PM

Eschars: Signs of Life-threatening Disorders

Theodore Rosen, MD, FAAD

2:05 PM

Dermatological Urgent Care: When Banalities Surprise You

Warren R. Heymann, MD, FAAD

2:25 PM

Use of Biologic Agents and Immunomodulators in Cutaneous Emergencies

Mark Lebwohl, MD, FAAD

2:45 PM

Severe, Acute Adverse Cutaneous Drug Reactions

Roni Dodiuk-Gad, MD

3:05 PM

Erythroderma: Diagnosing and Treating the "Red Man"

Lawrence C Parish, MD, FAAD

3:25 PM

Catastrophes in Cosmetic Procedures

Anthony V. Benedetto, DO, FAAD

3:45 PM

Questions & Answers

DIRECTOR

Ronni Wolf, MD, IFAAD

SPEAKERS

Anthony V. Benedetto, DO, FAAD

Roni Dodiuk-Gad, MD

Dirk Michael Elston, MD, FAAD

Warren R. Heymann, MD, FAAD

Mark Lebwohl, MD, FAAD

Lawrence C Parish, MD, FAAD

Theodore Rosen, MD, FAAD

HANDOUTS

DISCLOSURES

Anthony V. Benedetto, DO, FAAD

AbbVie – Investigator(Fees), Stockholder Private Company(Fees); BioDelivery Systems, Inc. – Stockholder(Stock Options); Bristol-Myers Squibb – Stockholder(Stock); Castle Biosciences, Inc – Advisory Board(Honoraria); GSK PLC – Stockholder Private Company(Stock); Haleon PLC – Stockholder Private Company(Stock); Ipsen – Speaker(Honoraria); IQVIA – Investigator(Fees); Organogenesis, Inc. – Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Revance Therapeutics, Inc. – Investigator(Fees), Speaker(Honoraria), Stockholder(Stock); Stratapharma – Consultant(Honoraria), Investigator(Honoraria), Speaker(Honoraria);