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Erythroderma (Aetiologies)
Erythroderma (Aetiologies)
Erythroderma
Also known as Exfoliative Dermatitis Refer to scaling erythematous dermatitis involving 90% of cutaneous surface
Erythroderma
Can be due to: Pre-existing skin disorders Adverse drug reaction Systemic disease Idiopathic
Erythroderma
Pre-existing skin disorders - Dermatitis ( atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, stasis dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis) - Psoriasis - Pityriasis rubra pilaris - Blistering diseases ( pemphigus, bulloid pemphigos) -Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma ( Sezary syndrome)
Erythroderma
Adverse drug reaction
ACE inhibitors
Amoxicillin Auranofin Beta carotene Captopril Chlorpropamide
Allopurinol
Ampicillin Aurothioglucose Bumetanide Carbamazepine Cimetidine
Aminoglutethimide
Arsenic Barbiturates Bupropion Carbidopa Ciprofloxacin
Amiodarone
Aspirin Benactyzine Butabarbital Chloroquine Clofazimine
Amitriptyline
Atropine Beta-blockers Butalbital Chlorpromazine Clofibrate
Co-trimoxazole
Desipramine Doxorubicin Fluconazole Gold Isoniazid
Cromolyn
Diazepam Doxycycline Fluphenazine Griseofulvin Isosorbide
Cytarabine
Diclofenac Enalapril Flurbiprofen
Dapsone
Diflunisal Etodolac Furosemide
Demeclocycline
Diltiazem Fenoprofen Gemfibrozil Indomethacin Ketorolac
Lithium
Minocycline Nitroglycerin Penicillin Phenylbutazone Propranolol Retinoids Sulfasalazine Tetracycline
Meclofenamate
Nalidixic Acid Nizatidine Pentobarbital Phenytoin Pyrazolones Rifampin Sulfisoxazole Tobramycin
Mefenamic Acid
Naproxen Norfloxacin Perphenazine Piroxicam Quinapril Streptomycin Sulfonamides Trazodone
Meprobamate
Nifedipine Omeprazole Phenobarbital Primidone Quinidine Sulfadoxine Sulfonylureas Trifluoperazine
Methylphenidate
Nitrofurantoin Penicillamine Phenothiazines Prochlorperazine Quinine Sulfamethoxazole Sulindac Trimethoprim
Erythroderma
Systemic diseases -Internal malignancies eg carcinoma of rectum, lung, fallopian tubes, colon -Haematological malignancies eg lymphoma, leukaemia -Graft vs Host disease -HIV infection
Erythroderma
Aetiologies acronym
ID-SCALP
Idiopathic - 30% Drug allergy - 28% Seborrheic dermatitis - 2% Contact dermatitis - 3% Atopic dermatitis - 10% Lymphoma and leukemia - 14% Psoriasis - 8%