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. 2020 Apr 16;8(7):1315-1316.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2834. eCollection 2020 Jul.

Abdominal erythema ab igne-An "old" finding revisited

Igor Alexander Harsch  1
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Abdominal erythema ab igne-An "old" finding revisited

Igor Alexander Harsch. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Abdominal erythema ab igne may be the result of insufficient pain medication in chronic pancreatitis. Stenting therapy is to be considered, and the patient should be informed about the risk of developing cutaneous squamous or Merkel cell carcinoma.

Keywords: Merkel cell carcinoma; erythema ab igne; pancreatitis; squamous cell carcinoma; toasted skin syndrome.

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Conflict of interest statement

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
View of the patient's abdomen: Net‐like skin drawing (erythema ab igne) and 2 symmetrical protrusions of fatty tissue (lipohypertrophies due to repeated insulin injections in these regions, see blue arrows)
Figure 2
Figure 2
View of the patient's abdomen, three months later: The net‐like skin drawing has faded significantly
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