Erythroderma
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.
| Erythroderma | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Exfoliative dermatitis, Dermatitis exfoliativa |
| Red skin syndrome | |
| Specialty | Dermatology |
In ICD-10, a distinction is made between "exfoliative dermatitis" at L26, and "erythroderma" at L53.9.
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