title: A review of the diagnosis and management of erythroderma (generalized red skin).
abstract: Erythroderma is a condition caused by several etiologies that result in red inflamed skin on 90% or more of the body surface. To optimize the diagnosis and management of the erythrodermic patient, healthcare professionals should be familiar with the underlying etiologies and treatment modalities. Patients with erythroderma require immediate attention as they may face a variety of medical complications. Early detection and effective management of these complications significantly reduce mortality and morbidity of this potential dermatologic emergency. This review highlights the underlying common diagnoses, assessment, and management of the patient with erythroderma.
authors.affiliation: Nisha Mistry, MD, FRCPC • Dermatologist • Department of Medicine (Dermatology), University of Toronto • Toronto, Ontario, Canada Ambika Gupta • Fourth-year Medical Student • University of Ottawa • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Afsaneh Alavi, MD, FRCPC • Dermatologist • Department of Medicine (Dermatology), University of Toronto • Toronto, Ontario, Canada R. Gary Sibbald, BSc, MD, MEd, FRCPC(Med)(Derm), FACP, FAAD, MAPWCA • Professor of Public Health and Medicine • University of Toronto • Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Director • International Interprofessional Wound Care Course & Masters of Science in Community Health (Prevention & Wound Care) • Dalla Lana School of Public Health • University of Toronto • Past President • World Union of Wound Healing Societies • Clinical Editor • Advances in Skin & Wound Care • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Nisha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mistry
authors.forename: Ambika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Afsaneh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alavi
authors.forename: R Gary
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Sibbald
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003873:Dermatitis, Exfoliative / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D016410:Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D010916:Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy