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Case Reports
. 2000 Aug;66(2):136-8.

Erythema ab igne following heating/cooling blanket use in the intensive care unit

R P Dellavalle  1 , P Gillum
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  • PMID: 10955195
Case Reports

Erythema ab igne following heating/cooling blanket use in the intensive care unit

R P Dellavalle et al. Cutis. 2000 Aug.

Abstract

Erythema ab igne caused by chronic heat exposure presents as a net-like hyperpigmentation of the skin. We report this condition rapidly evolving due to the inadvertent use or dysfunction of an adjustable-temperature blanket in the intensive care unit. The use of heating/cooling blankets, especially in a patient with altered mental status, can result in iatrogenic erythema ab igne.

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