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n. - Abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation).

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  • Technically, this condition is called erythema ab igne.
  • The fifth illness on the list was something called erythema infectiosum, and the designation "fifth disease" stuck with it.
  • The lesions simulated are usually inflammatory in character, such as erythema, vesicular and bullous eruptions, and ulceration of the skin.
  • A reference action spectrum for ultraviolet induced erythema in human skin.
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