title: Erythema Ab Igne in Three Girls with Anorexia Nervosa.
abstract: We present three girls with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa (AN) presenting with erythema ab igne (EAI), a benign, reticular, erythematous dermatosis caused by repeated prolonged skin exposure to mild heat. AN has been associated with abnormal peripheral vascular response to cold, vasoconstriction of the limbs, low hand blood flow, exaggerated response to cold stimuli, subnormal core temperature, and a general feeling of cold that may encourage prolonged heat exposure and induce EAI.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Dermatology, A. Sygros Hospital, Athens, Greece.|Adolescent Health Unit, Second Department of Pediatrics, P. & A. Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Clio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dessinioti
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Dermatology, A. Sygros Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Katsambas
authors.affiliation: Adolescent Health Unit, Second Department of Pediatrics, P. & A. Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tzavela
authors.affiliation: Adolescent Health Unit, Second Department of Pediatrics, P. & A. Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Vasileios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Karountzos
authors.affiliation: Adolescent Health Unit, Second Department of Pediatrics, P. & A. Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Artemis K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Tsitsika
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017495:Hyperpigmentation / Q000209:etiology*