Erythema

Fire-induced erythema (erythema ab igne), also known as heat-induced erythema, is a persistent telangiectatic reticular erythema caused by repeated exposure of the local skin to high-temperature stimuli that is not sufficient to cause burns. Sometimes the pigment increases significantly and is called fire-induced. Reticulous pigmentation. This disease is similar to "fire scabies" recorded in the medical literature of the motherland. For example, "Surgery Kai Xuan" records fire scabies: avoiding the cold from the fire, burning the skin for a long time, and the sores caused by the fire, and sweat and pain.

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