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Immersion foot associated with the overuse of ice, cold water, and fans: A distinctive clinical presentation complicating the syndrome of erythromelalgia 

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1 Immersion foot associated with the overuse of ice, cold water, and fans: A distinctive clinical presentation complicating the syndrome of erythromelalgia  Mark D.P. Davis, MD  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology  Volume 69, Issue 1, Pages (July 2013) DOI: /j.jaad Copyright © 2013 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Upper and middle rows, Common clinical presentation of immersion foot. Patients had skin discoloration, marked edema, and multiple skin ulcerations. Lower row, Uncommon clinical presentation associated with immersion foot (left, cold panniculitis; right, erythema ab igne caused by heating pad on midriff to compensate for cold extremities). Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology  , DOI: ( /j.jaad ) Copyright © 2013 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Outcomes after changing behaviors. Avoidance of ice, water, and fans led to clinical improvement, with healing of ulcerations, resolution of most edema and discoloration, and decreased pain (left, one patient at baseline and 3 months; right, another patient at baseline and 6 months, posterior and anterior views). Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology  , DOI: ( /j.jaad ) Copyright © 2013 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions


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