Skin diseases in intensive care medicine

Abstract

Though most dermatoses are not life-threatening, skin diseases play an important role in intensive care medicine. Skin findings in intensive care patients may reflect the underlying disease or be complications of intensive medical care. Most important are drug reactions, infections, bacterial toxin reactions, erythro-derma, ANCA-positive vasculitides (such as Wegener granulomatosis) and bleeding disorders. © The Authors.