Open AccessErythroderma : Review of a potentially life -threatening dermatosis
Author(s) -
Cynthia Okoduwa,
W. Clark Lambert,
Robert A. Schwartz,
E. P. Kubeyinje,
A. Eitokpah,
Smeeta Sinha,
W. Chen
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.48976
Subject(s) - erythroderma , exfoliative dermatitis , dermatology , medicine , disease , erythema , pathology
Erythroderma, or generalized exfoliative dermatitis, is a disease characterized by erythema and scaling of greater than 90% of the body's surface. The resultant dysmetabolism is potentially life threatening. A detailed history is to identify and treat the underlying cause of this dermatitis. We present two cases of erythroderma in African patients and review this important disease.