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Erythroderma + begining of secondary infection. Erythroderma is an exfoliative generalized skin reaction. It can be a form of psoriasis ("erythrodermic psoriasis") or a form of an allergy ("acquired erythroderma" = "acquired ichthyosis"). The main danger for the patient is secondary infection... Cataclysmic sepsis can kill a patient in a short time.

See"30-Erythroderma" & 27-psoriasis