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Erythema vs Erythroderma - What's the difference?

erythema | erythroderma |

As nouns the difference between erythema and erythroderma

is that erythema is abnormal redness and inflammation of the skin, due to vasodilation while erythroderma is an inflammatory skin disease with erythema and scaling that affects nearly the entire cutaneous surface.

erythema

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Abnormal redness and inflammation of the skin, due to vasodilation.
  • Skin redness from sunburn or chemical irritation

    • Derived terms

    * erythema migrans

    Related terms

    * erythrocyte * erythrophobia * erythronium

    See also

    * (wikipedia "erythema")

    External links

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    erythroderma

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia erythroderma) (en-noun)
  • An inflammatory skin disease with erythema and scaling that affects nearly the entire cutaneous surface.