erythroderma
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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.
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- Medical condition (new).name
- Erythroderma
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- Exfoliative dermatitis, Dermatitis exfoliativa
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- Red skin syndrome
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Research
5,526 papers- Erythroderma (exfoliative dermatitis). Part 1: underlying causes, clinical presentation and pathogenesis.Clinical and experimental dermatology · 2021
- Exfoliative erythroderma.Acta dermatovenerologica Croatica : ADC · 2007
- Neonatal erythroderma.Current opinion in pediatrics · 2010
- Erythroderma as a presenting feature of dermatomyositis: case-based review.Rheumatology international · 2025
- Erythroderma (exfoliative dermatitis). Part 2: energy homeostasis and dietetic management strategies.Clinical and experimental dermatology · 2021
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Clinical Trials
48 registered- PHASE1/PHASE2COMPLETEDSafety Study of Elidel (Pimecrolimus) 1% Cream to Treat Netherton SyndromeChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia · NCT00208026
- NACOMPLETEDStudy of in Vivo and in Vitro Transcriptomic and Proteomic Signatures in Unhereditary IchtyosisAssistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · NCT05312073
- RECRUITINGBiochemical and Phenotypical Aspects of Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome and Related Disorders of Cholesterol MetabolismEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) · NCT05047354
- PHASE2/PHASE3RECRUITINGClinical Study of QRX003 Lotion in Subjects With Netherton SyndromeQuoin Pharmaceuticals · NCT06953466
- PHASE2COMPLETEDClinical Trial Using Humira in Netherton SyndromeAssistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · NCT02113904
- COMPLETEDNational Registry for Ichthyosis and Related DisordersNational Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) · NCT00074685
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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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