erythema

(er-i-the'mgli) [G. erythema, flush.] Redne of the skin; rose-rash, desquam'ative exfo'- llative e., scar latin i form e. endem'ic e., pellagra. e. ab ig'ne [L. ignis, fire], a dermatitis occurring in bakers, stokers, and others exposed to radiant heat; it affects chiefly the shins, e. annul a're, e. circinatum. e. dose, the minimum amount of »-rays or other form of radioactivity sufficient to produce an erythema, e. circina'tum, e. multi for me in which the lesions are grouped in more or le circular shapes, e. eleva'tum diu'tinum [L. lasting], an eruption of flattened nodules, of a pinkish or purplish color, apparently of gouty or rheuoiatic nature, e. endem'icum, pellagra, e. epidem'icum, acrodynia. e. fu'gax, a diffuse e. of the face, trunk, and extremities occurring in erethistic persons during the excitement caused by a medical examination, e. gangraeno's um, neurotic gangrene, e. gyra'tum, c. circinatum in which the various rings overlap each other, e. indura'tum, hard subcutaneous nodules, which subsequently break down, forming necrotic ulcers, seated usually on the calves of the legs, le frequently on the thighs or arms. e. infectio's um, Sticker's disease, an eruption resembling the exanthem of measles or roetheln without any other symptoms of either of these diseases, e. intertri'go, see intertrigo, e. i'ris, a variety of e. multi for me in which the lesions appear in the shape of concentric rings, c. kerato'des, keratodermia with an erythematous border, e. margin a'tum, e. multi for me occurring in the shape of patches healing in the center as they spread at the periphery, e. mi'grans, erysipeloid, e. mi'grans lin'guae, geographical tongue.* e. multi for'me, a symmetrical eruption of papules or vesicles, usually confined to the back and the dorsal surfaces of the fore,arms and legs; the lesions are closely aggregated but vary much in size and arrangement, causing appearances to which various descriptive names are given, e. no do's um, dermatitis contusiformis, a dermatosis marked by the formation of painful nodes, especially on the shins, lasting a few days to a few weeks, e. papula'tum, the papular form of e. multi for me, e. per's tans [L. enduring], a chronic form of e. multi for me in which the relapses recur so persistently that the eruption is practically permanent, e. ser'pens, erysipeloid, e. sim'plex, a transitory eruption of irregular patches of a more or le bright red color, disappearing on pre ure, e. sola're [L. sol, sun], sunburn, e. tubercula'tum, e. multi for me in which the papules are of large size. hemorrhag'ic ex'udative e., Henoch's* purpura. hypere'mic e., e. of a bright red color, occurring in patches of varying size, due to vasomotor disturbance, mac'xilar e. roseola, scar latin'iform e., e. e., constitutional disturbance, and followed by desquamatiooi