Diseases

Erythema Ab Igne

A cutaneous finding caused by prolonged heat exposure (e.g., space heater) and local heat injury (e.g., caused by LASER THERAPY). It is characterized by epidermal atrophy, reticular hyperpigmentation, and telangiectatic dermatosis.

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A cutaneous finding caused by prolonged heat exposure (e.g., space heater) and local heat injury (e.g., caused by LASER THERAPY). It is characterized by epidermal atrophy, reticular hyperpigmentation, and telangiectatic dermatosis.

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2022

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  • Burns (2003-2021)
  • Erythema (1966-2021)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Erythema Ab Igne. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000089965. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000089965
  2. Erythema Ab Igne. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythema_ab_igne
  3. Erythema Ab Igne. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2161683