Exfoliative dermatitis

Exfoliative dermatitis
Definition
Exfoliative dermatitis is widespread scaling of the skin, often with itching (pruritus), skin redness (erythroderma), and hair loss.

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Exfoliative dermatitis is caused by an underlying condition. This underlying condition may be a skin disorder or it may be something totally unrelated to the skin.
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Generalized exfoliative dermatitis is a severe inflammation of the entire skin surface due to a reaction to certain drugs, or as a result of complications from another skin condition.

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red, scaly skin that may thicken and appear on the entire skin area
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red, scaly skin that may thicken and involve the entire body
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Exfoliative dermatitis - Exfoliative dermatitis, or erythroderma, is an erythematous, scaly dermatitis involving most, if not all, of the skin.

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a macular or papular rash may suggest eczema, contact dermatitis, exfoliative dermatitis, pityriasis rosea or a drug reaction; a pustular rash may suggest staphylococcus, scabies or a fungal skin infection; ...

General: Hypersensitivity reactions including the following: skin eruptions (maculopapular to exfoliative dermatitis), urticaria, laryngeal edema, fever, eosinophilia; other serum sickness-like reactions (including chills, fever, edema, arthralgia, ...

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Typical findings are skin and nail changes, such as hyperkeratosis, hyperpigmentation, exfoliative dermatitis, and Mees' lines (transverse white striae of the fingernails); ...

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itching, urticaria, photosensitivity, pigmentary changes, alopecia, ecchymosis, telangiectasia, acne, furunculosis, erythema multiforme, toxic epidermal necrolysis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, skin necrosis, skin ulceration, and exfoliative dermatitis.

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Less common, potentially life-threatening forms of allergic dermatitis also have blistering (bullous) eruptions with peeling layers of skin (exfoliative dermatitis) or large blisters (erythema multiforme).

Anhidrosis can occur with a number of skin disorders, including psoriasis; exfoliative dermatitis, which is marked by severe skin scaling; heat rash; scleroderma, which causes hard, tight skin; and ichthyosis — extremely dry, scaly skin.

periods in infancy (especially in surviving premature infants); during childhood and adolescence because of consumption of folate-poor calf's milk; and in patients with neoplastic diseases and some skin diseases, such as exfoliative dermatitis.

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