erythema ab igne latin , auch: erythema caloricum latin

Women have a higher incidence of erythema ab igne than men.

Discontinuing contact with the heat source is the initial treatment of erythema ab igne.

The pathogenesis of erythema ab igne remains unknown.

If the erythema ab igne lesions demonstrate pre-cancerous changes, the use of 5-fluorouracil cream has been recommended.

Resting a laptop computer on the thigh (laptop computer-induced erythema ab igne).

In a 2012 review, Riahi and Cohen describe the characteristics of laptop computer-induced erythema ab igne.

Other conditions associated with prolonged use of the kangri in this fashion include erythema ab igne - a reticulate hypermelanosis with erythema.

Erythema ab igne is a rash of the skin, which is usually caused by the long-term exposure to heat or infrared radiation, and which is not a burn.

Erythema ab igne (EAI, also known as hot water bottle rash, fire stains, laptop thigh, granny's tartan and toasted skin syndrome) is a skin condition caused by long-term exposure to heat (infrared radiation).

It has also been proposed that the distribution of affected blood vessels - predominantly in the superficial subcutaneous plexus (found in the papillary dermis)- results in the net-like pattern of erythema ab igne skin lesions.

Although wide use of central heating has reduced the overall incidence of erythema ab igne, it is still sometimes found in people exposed to heat from other sources such as heating pads, space heaters, hot water bottles, and electronic devices.

Erythema ab igne was once commonly seen in the elderly who stood or sat closely to open fires or electric heaters; however, erythema ab igne has been reported in both young and elderly individuals.