Erythroderma

- inflammatory skin disease with erythema and scaling that affects nearly entire cutaneous surface
- a.k.a exfoliative dermatitis
- most commonly due to eczema, followed by psoriasis, lymphoma/leukemia, drug (sulphonamide, gold, penicillin, allopurinol)
- complications: hypothermia, fluid loss, capillary leak syndrome, high output cardiac failure
- treatment: emollients and fluid replacement, oral methotraxate for erythrodermic psoriasis