Radiator-induced erythema ab igne in 8-year-old girl

Rev Chil Pediatr. 2014 Apr;85(2):239-40. doi: 10.4067/S0370-41062014000200015.

Abstract

The cutaneous lesion of erythema ab Igne are characterized by a reticulate erythema, hyperpigmentation, fine scaling, epidermal atrophy and telangiectasias, and reticulated erythema. We report a case of erythema ab igne on the hands of a 8-year-old girl, induced by classic homemade radiator.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Burns / etiology*
  • Burns / pathology
  • Child
  • Erythema / etiology*
  • Erythema / pathology
  • Female
  • Hand
  • Humans
  • Hyperpigmentation / etiology*
  • Hyperpigmentation / pathology