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Erythroderma

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erythroderma /eryth·ro·der·ma/ (-der´mah) abnormal redness of the skin over widespread areas of the body.erythroder´mic
congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma  a generalized hereditary dermatitis with scaling, which occurs in bullous (epidermolytic hyperkeratosis) and nonbullous (lamellar ichthyosis) forms.
erythroderma desquamati´vum  Leiner's disease.
erythroderma psoria´ticum  erythrodermic psoriasis.

e·ryth·ro·der·ma (-rthr-dûrm)
n.
A skin disease characterized by intense, widespread reddening of the skin, often preceding or associated with exfoliation. Also called erythrodermatitis.

Erythroderma
An abnormal reddening of the entire skin surface.

erythroderma
abnormal redness of the skin over widespread areas of the body.

exfoliative erythroderma
reported in a single cow and her calves; believed to be an immune-mediated disorder associated with colostrum.
lymphomatous erythroderma
widespread redness of the skin associated with lymphoma.
maculopapular erythroderma
a reddish eruption composed of maculae and papules.

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SAHA was shown to reduce the tumor burden and improve pruritus in CTCL patients, especially those with erythroderma and Sezary Syndrome.
When large numbers of the tumor cells are found circulating in the blood along with erythroderma and lymphadenopathy, the condition is called the Sezary syndrome.
One of three presentations made at the ASH Annual Meeting on the results of multi-center clinical trials of Targretin capsules to treat patients with various stages of CTCL presented nine patients with generalized erythroderma from two study centers.
 
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