Open AccessAbdominal erythema ab igne—An "old" finding revisited
Author(s) -
Harsch Igor Alexander
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2834
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , merkel cell carcinoma , abdominal pain , surgery , carcinoma
Abdominal erythema ab igne may be the result of insufficient pain medication in chronic pancreatitis. Stenting therapy is to be considered, and the patient should be informed about the risk of developing cutaneous squamous or Merkel cell carcinoma.