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erythroderma

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Also known as exfoliative dermatitis, dermatitis exfoliativa

Erythroderma is an inflammatory skin disease with redness and scaling that affects nearly the entire cutaneous surface. This term applies when 90% or more of the skin is affected.

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Erythroderma
Medical condition (new).synonyms
Exfoliative dermatitis, Dermatitis exfoliativa
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Red skin syndrome

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Exfoliative dermatitis
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Erythroderma is an inflammatory skin disease with redness and scaling that affects nearly the entire cutaneous surface. This term applies when 90% or more of the skin is affected.

In ICD-10, a distinction is made between "exfoliative dermatitis" at L26, and "erythroderma" at L53.9.

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