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Eric Ehrsam, MD

Diagnosis

erythema ab igne

Body Site

thigh

Age

56 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

reticulated

Color

purple

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

symmetric

Comments

During the winter this 56-year-old woman used to lean against a wall where an electric heater was installed. The reticulated eruption appeared on the sides of the thighs and calves facing the heater.

Description

reticulated violaceous keratotic plaques

Categories

environmental injury reactive erythema

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3/4/2004 18:32:32

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