What is "erythroderma"

n. An inflammatory skin disease with erythema and scaling that affects nearly the entire cutaneous surface.

n. any skin disorder involving abnormal redness

Erythroderma (also known as "Exfoliative dermatitis," "Dermatitis exfoliativa) is an inflammatory skin disease with erythema and scaling that affects nearly the entire cutaneous surface.

In ICD-10, a distinction is made between "exfoliative dermatitis" at L26, and "erythroderma" at L53.9.