title: Erythema ab igne of shins: a kerosene stove-induced prototype in diabetics.
abstract: A patient with erythema ab igne of shins is presented, caused by repeated thermal injury induced by a heating stove placed between the knees. This injury pattern has been repeatedly identified in diabetic patients involved in similar heating practice, underscoring a possible predisposition related to diabetic neuropathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Hadassah Hebrew University Hospitals, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Milgrom
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sabag
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zlotogorski
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Heyman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000150:complications*; D004890:Erythema / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007648:Kerosene; D007717:Knee; D008297:Male; D012621:Seasons
chemical_list: D007648:Kerosene