Erythema Ab Igne, Heat-induced Injury - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

erythema ab igne heat-induced injury

Body Site

leg

Age

13 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

reticulated

Color

brown bronze

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This 13-year-old girl, who complained of being cold all winter, sat in front of an electic heater every night as she completed her homework. Two months later she developed reticulated red patches that became bronze colored on the sides of her legs facing the heater.

Description

confluent reticulated hyperpigmented patches

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4/14/2003 22:36:37

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PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

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