Laptop computer-induced erythema ab igne in a child and review of the literature

Pediatrics

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Arnold, Andreas W ^a   Itin, Peter H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Erythema ab igne; History; Hyperpigmentation; Laptop; Physical examination; Reticulate dermatosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; LAPTOP COMPUTER INDUCED ERYTHEMA AB IGNE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DISEASE; TELANGIECTASIA; THERMAL EXPOSURE; THIGH;

CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ERYTHEMA; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; LEG DERMATOSES; MALE; MICROCOMPUTERS; TELANGIECTASIS; THIGH; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 78049433071     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-1390     Document Type: Article

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