title: Erythema Ab Igne due to Heating Pad Use: A Case Report and Review of Clinical Presentation, Prevention, and Complications.
abstract: Erythema ab igne is an asymptomatic cutaneous condition caused by exposure to heat. Cases of erythema ab igne may prove to be diagnostically challenging due to lack of familiarity with the condition. While this dermatosis carries a favorable prognosis, nonmelanoma skin cancers have been reported to arise within lesions of erythema ab igne. Erythema ab igne is preventable, and, thus, clinicians should provide education regarding safe use of heating devices to patients using these products in both outpatient and inpatient settings.
authors.affiliation: Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
authors.forename: Marissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Milchak
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smucker
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Pathology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
authors.forename: Catherine G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Seiverling