TY - JOUR
T1 - Erythema Ab Igne due to Heating Pad Use
T2 - A Case Report and Review of Clinical Presentation, Prevention, and Complications
AU - Milchak, Marissa
AU - Smucker, Joanne
AU - Chung, Catherine G.
AU - Seiverling, Elizabeth V.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Marissa Milchak et al.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Erythema ab igne is an asymptomatic cutaneous condition caused by exposure to heat. Cases of erythema ab igne may prove to be diagnostically challenging due to lack of familiarity with the condition. While this dermatosis carries a favorable prognosis, nonmelanoma skin cancers have been reported to arise within lesions of erythema ab igne. Erythema ab igne is preventable, and, thus, clinicians should provide education regarding safe use of heating devices to patients using these products in both outpatient and inpatient settings.
AB - Erythema ab igne is an asymptomatic cutaneous condition caused by exposure to heat. Cases of erythema ab igne may prove to be diagnostically challenging due to lack of familiarity with the condition. While this dermatosis carries a favorable prognosis, nonmelanoma skin cancers have been reported to arise within lesions of erythema ab igne. Erythema ab igne is preventable, and, thus, clinicians should provide education regarding safe use of heating devices to patients using these products in both outpatient and inpatient settings.
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U2 - 10.1155/2016/1862480
DO - 10.1155/2016/1862480
M3 - Article
C2 - 26880929
AN - SCOPUS:85027415533
VL - 2016
JO - Case Reports in Medicine
JF - Case Reports in Medicine
SN - 1687-9627
M1 - 1862480
ER -