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Erythema ab igne

MedGen UID:
635517
Concept ID:
C0494853
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Erythema Ab Igne
SNOMED CT: Erythema ab igne - disorder (238510001); Erythema ab igne (77140003); Erythema ab igne (238510001)

Definition

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. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVErythema ab igne

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Wilder EG, Frieder JH, Menter MA
Cutis 2021 Jan;107(1):51-53. doi: 10.12788/cutis.0145. PMID: 33651859
Ozturk M, An I
J Cosmet Dermatol 2020 Jul;19(7):1774-1779. Epub 2019 Nov 7 doi: 10.1111/jocd.13210. PMID: 31696628
Miller K, Hunt R, Chu J, Meehan S, Stein J
Dermatol Online J 2011 Oct 15;17(10):28. PMID: 22031654
Ghasri P, Feldman SR
Dermatol Online J 2010 Dec 15;16(12):3. PMID: 21199629
Raza N, Qadir SN, Ejaz A
J Pak Med Assoc 2007 Mar;57(3):146-8. PMID: 17432021

Diagnosis

Bourseau S, Bastens B, Leclercq P
Acta Gastroenterol Belg 2022 Jul-Sep;85(3):542. doi: 10.51821/85.3.10418. PMID: 36198302
Kozera EK, Sebaratnam DF
Med J Aust 2021 Nov 1;215(9):405. Epub 2021 Oct 1 doi: 10.5694/mja2.51292. PMID: 34599511
Knöpfel N, Weibel L
JAMA Dermatol 2021 Jan 1;157(1):106. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.3995. PMID: 33206123
Kocoloski AJ, Aggarwal R
J Clin Rheumatol 2020 Aug;26(5):e89. doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000000875. PMID: 30059411
Smith T, Nambudiri VE
Cleve Clin J Med 2018 Feb;85(2):96-97. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.85a.17015. PMID: 29425090

Therapy

Khaitan BK, Ahuja R
N Engl J Med 2022 Oct 6;387(14):e33. doi: 10.1056/NEJMicm2203401. PMID: 36198181
Kozera EK, Sebaratnam DF
Med J Aust 2021 Nov 1;215(9):405. Epub 2021 Oct 1 doi: 10.5694/mja2.51292. PMID: 34599511
Company-Quiroga J, Alique-García S, Romero-Maté A
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2019 Jul-Aug;85(4):405-406. doi: 10.4103/ijdvl.IJDVL_918_17. PMID: 30073992
Marie I
Arthritis Rheumatol 2018 Nov;70(11):1896. Epub 2018 Sep 3 doi: 10.1002/art.40561. PMID: 29781584
Smith T, Nambudiri VE
Cleve Clin J Med 2018 Feb;85(2):96-97. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.85a.17015. PMID: 29425090

Prognosis

Harview CL, Krenitsky A
Cutis 2023 Apr;111(4):E33-E38. doi: 10.12788/cutis.0771. PMID: 37289686
Bourseau S, Bastens B, Leclercq P
Acta Gastroenterol Belg 2022 Jul-Sep;85(3):542. doi: 10.51821/85.3.10418. PMID: 36198302
Salgado F, Handler MZ, Schwartz RA
Int J Dermatol 2018 Apr;57(4):393-396. Epub 2017 Mar 30 doi: 10.1111/ijd.13609. PMID: 28369761
Miller K, Hunt R, Chu J, Meehan S, Stein J
Dermatol Online J 2011 Oct 15;17(10):28. PMID: 22031654
Serrao R, Zirwas M, English JC
Am J Clin Dermatol 2007;8(6):347-56. doi: 10.2165/00128071-200708060-00004. PMID: 18039017

Clinical prediction guides

Brazzelli V, Grassi S, Barruscotti S, Croci G, Borroni G
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2020 Feb;155(1):99-102. Epub 2015 Sep 17 doi: 10.23736/S0392-0488.17.05217-8. PMID: 26377540
Sigmon JR, Cantrell J, Teague D, Sangueza O, Sheehan DJ
Am J Dermatopathol 2013 Aug;35(6):676-8. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3182871648. PMID: 23872874
Cavallari V, Cicciarello R, Torre V, Gagliardi ME, Albiero F, Palazzo R, Siragusa M, Schipis C
Ultrastruct Pathol 2001 Mar-Apr;25(2):93-7. PMID: 11407533
Siragusa M, Schepis C, Palazzo R, Fabrizi G, Guarneri B, Del Gracco S, Spada RS, Ferri R
Int J Dermatol 1999 May;38(5):361-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1999.00720.x. PMID: 10369546
Shahrad P, Marks R
Br J Dermatol 1977 Aug;97(2):179-86. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1977.tb15063.x. PMID: 911679

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