Erythema Ab Igne due to Heating Pad Use: A Case Report and Review of Clinical Presentation, Prevention, and Complications

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(a) Scanning magnification of a punch biopsy of lesional skin reveals a slightly attenuated epidermis, but otherwise unremarkable skin (H&E, 40x). (b) High power view reveals a nonspecific sparse perivascular lymphocytic infiltrate (H&E, 200x). (c) Elastic fiber stain demonstrates fragmented, elastic fibers in the midreticular dermis (arrows); Verhoeff-Van Gieson stain, 200x.

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