Abdominal erythema ab igne—An "old" finding revisited

Abstract

Abstract Abdominal erythema ab igne may be the result of insufficient pain medication in chronic pancreatitis. Stenting therapy is to be considered, and the patient should be informed about the risk of developing cutaneous squamous or Merkel cell carcinoma.

Keywords

• erythema ab igne
• Merkel cell carcinoma
• pancreatitis
• squamous cell carcinoma
• toasted skin syndrome