Contiguous inflammation of the skin.
Eur J Dermatol
; 9(1): 48-50, 1999.
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| ID: mdl-9920989
ABSTRACT
Contiguous inflammation of the skin (CIS) is a condition comprising localized inflammatory skin reactions which are secondary to a source of infection originating in deeper anatomical structures (bacterial or sterile abscesses, neoplasm-associated inflammations, foreign bodies, osteomyelitis, sinusitis, etc.). The main clinical symptom of contiguous inflammation of the skin is an asymmetrical, localized and painful erythema in combination with different case-specific symptoms. Four patients are presented below, who developed CIS caused by an ethmoidal carcinoma with superinfection, a postoperative mediastinal abscess, an odontogenic staphylococcal abscess and a purulent sinusitis maxillaris. The purpose of this paper is to bring attention to this condition and to offer guidelines for a rapid diagnosis of its underlying, potentially life-threatening, causal inflammatory focus.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Dermatitis
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Eritema
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Dermatol
Asunto de la revista:
DERMATOLOGIA
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania