Buka's Emergencies in Dermatology

The term “dermatologic emergency” is rarely used, and a dermatologist is typically not the first physician called when a patient presents in the emergency department. However, largely under-recognized dermatoses can be life-threatening if not diagnosed and treated in a timely fashion. Buka's Emergencies in Dermatology addresses the need for a concise, portable reference that can be used by emergency medicine and dermatology physicians and residents alike.

This book, heavily illustrated with color images, proves to be especially critical if a community-based hospital does not have a dermatology department and the responsibility for initial diagnosis falls to the emergency room or critical care physician. However, since the majority of cutaneous outbreaks are not life-threatening, it is often the case that emergency department personnel are less equipped to diagnose these conditions correctly.

Buka's Emergencies in Dermatology addresses this concern and focuses on the most critical issues related to emergencies in dermatology, beginning with a general overview of the basics of critical care for dermatologic emergencies, then moving to neonatal and pediatric emergencies, infectious emergencies, drug eruptions, and HIV-AIDS-related emergencies in dermatology, just to name a few.

Dr. Robert Buka is the Section Chief at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and his particular expertise is in vascular lasers, skin cancer, and acne. He speaks at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology on topics ranging from complex eczema to techniques in dermatologic surgery. His articles have been published in dermatology and plastic surgery textbooks as well as a number of medical research journals.

Dr. Uliasz is a clinical instructor of dermatology at Mount Sinai and has published numerous articles and chapters in leading dermatology journals and textbooks, and regularly presents her research at national conferences throughout the country. Dr. Uliasz specializes in both medical and cosmetic dermatology with a special interest in acne, psoriasis, and skin cancer.

Dr. Karthik Krishnamurthy Director of Dermatology at Jacobi Medical Center, Director of the Cosmetic Dermatology Clinic at Montefiore Medical Center, and Assistant Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, has a special interest in academic dermatology and research. Widely published and a nationally-invited speaker, he is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology.