Erythroderma (Erythrodenna), Exfoliative Dermatitis

Erythroderma, Exfoliative Dermatitis

Erythroderma is a painful redness, peeling and thickening of the skin that occurs over large areas of the human body. Most often, erythroderma occurs in people over the age of 50, and is observed three times more often in men than in women. Erythroderma may result from a pre-existing skin condition (such as eczema or psoriasis), from certain medications, or from lymphoma. Exfoliative dermatitis is another name for erythroderma, emphasizing the abundant peeling of the skin characteristic of this disease.

Erythroderma or erythrodenma is a pathological condition of the skin characterized by redness, swelling, swelling, and sometimes bleeding.

It is characterized by the appearance of redness of the skin of the face, back and neck, accompanied by a feeling of heat and burning, dizziness, general malaise, myalgia, weakness, increased heart rate, fever and a rush of blood to the head. Often, the photosensitivity of the skin increases, causing a large number of wrinkles to appear in the folds of the skin with slight pressure.

It is necessary to distinguish between erythroderma with a clear border and the disease acral hyperhidrosis, which is accompanied by severe sweating, redness of the skin from irritation and a specific odor, increased hair growth and, as a rule, enlarged lymph nodes.

It is also important to note that erythroderma is an unfavorable symptom characteristic of malignant diseases and systemic lupus erythematosus.