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Erythroderma

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

Hydroxychloroquine Imipramine Ketoconazole Ketoprofen

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%

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