Glossary for Erythroderma in children

Medical terms related to Erythroderma in children or mentioned in this section include:

• Asteatotic dermatitis: An itchy eczema-like skin condition involving areas of superficial cracking and mild peeling of the skin. Older people who bathe excessive in hot soapy water and live in houses with a high temperature and low humidity are the most prone to this condition. Usually the limbs are affected but the trunk may also be involved.
• Atopic dermatitis: Skin disorder characterized by chronic inflammation, and pruritis. Often hereditary and associated with allergic rhinitis and asthma.
• Boeck scabies: Severe scabies caused by the infestation of huge numbers of mites (in the millions in some cases) under the skin. The scabies tend to live for up to four days as opposed to the normal one day and the condition can be quite contagious.
• Contact dermatitis: Skin reaction to an irritant
• Dandruff: Scaly and dry material that is shed from the scalp
• Dermatitis: Inflammation of the skin.
• Eczema: Skin rash usually from allergic causes.
• Epidermolytic Hyperkeratosis: A rare inherited skin disorder characterized by blistering, redness, scaling and ultimately thickening of the skin that occurs from birth. The severity of the condition is variable.
• Erythema: Skin redness caused by congestion of capillaries such as in blushing.
• Erythroderma: Condition with thickening and flaking skin
• Exfoliative dermatitis: Form of dermatitis where skin flakes or falls off.
• Ichthyosis congenita, Harlequin fetus type: A very rare genetic skin disorder where a newborn is covered with large plates of thick skin that cracks and splits.
• Lamellar ichthyosis: A very rare disorder where an infant is born covered with a transparent membrane which sheds to reveal red scaly skin patches of varying sizes.
• Leiner Disease: A skin and immune system disorder occurring in newborns and characterized by a patch of thick red skin that usually starts on the buttocks and spreads to other parts of the body. Recurring infections, failure to thrive, wasting and nervous system deficiency are also symptomatic of the condition.
• Leukemia: Cancer of the blood cells, usually white blood cells.
• Lymphoma: Any neoplastic disorder that occurs in lymphoid tissue
• Netherton syndrome ichthyosis: A rare inherited skin disorder characterized by scaly skin which forms in a circular pattern.
• Nummular dermatitis: A skin disorder characterized by the development of round or oval skin lesions which itch and burn. In the initial stages, small red spots or blisters form and the grow and joint together to form a patch. The lesion eventually looks similar to a ringworm infection with a clear centre and a distinct border. The causes of some cases includes mercury fillings and allergy to rubber, nickel, formaldehyde or neomycin.
• Omenn syndrome: A rare inherited disorder of the immune system involving B and T lymphocytes and characterized by skin rash and frequent infections.
• Peeling skin syndrome: A very rare inherited disorder where the skin peels continually. Various other abnormalties may also occur.
• Psoriasis: Chronic skin rash condition, usually red or silver and blistery.
• Red neck syndrome: Sudden redness that spreads over the upper body and neck and is due to intravenous vancomycin.
• Sezary syndrome: A rare type of lymphoma characterized by skin redness, leukemia and enlarged lymph nodes.
• Toxic Shock Syndrome: Severe immune reaction causing shock
• Toxic epidermal necrolysis: A skin condition causing widespread blisters to erupt over greater than 30% of the body.

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