Background: Erythroderma may result from different causes. Almost all the published original clinical series of erythroderma originated from western countries. Objectives: The objective was to evaluate various causes of erythroderma in our environment...
Background: Erythroderma may result from different causes. Almost all the published original clinical series of erythroderma originated from western countries. Objectives: The objective was to evaluate various causes of erythroderma in our environment, frequency, clinical and laboratory findings, and patient evolution. Method: We reviewed the clinical and laboratory findings including biopsy materials of 39 patients diagnosed as erythroderma and treated during the last 9 years (from 1989 to 1998). (continue...) (Korean J Derrnatol 1999;37(5): 598-602)