{"id":9582,"date":"2020-11-16T16:34:05","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T16:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dermatly.com\/eritema-ab-igne\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T16:19:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:19:44","slug":"erythema-ab-igne","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/dermatly.com\/en\/eritema-ab-igne\/","title":{"rendered":"Erythema Ab Igne"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"textBlock\">\n<h1>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el Eritema Ab Igne?<\/h1>\n<p>El Eritema Ab Igne (EAI) es una dermatosis reactiva causada por la <span class=\"term\" data-term-id=\"319\">exposici\u00f3n cr\u00f3nica<\/span> a la radiaci\u00f3n infrarroja en forma de calor. Antiguamente, era una afecci\u00f3n com\u00fan observada en personas mayores que pasaban tiempo cerca de chimeneas abiertas o calentadores el\u00e9ctricos. Si bien la calefacci\u00f3n central ha mitigado este tipo de EAI, sigue present\u00e1ndose en individuos expuestos al calor proveniente de otras fuentes modernas.<\/p>\n<h2>Signos, S\u00edntomas y Poblaci\u00f3n en Riesgo por Eritema Ab Igne<\/h2>\n<p>Una exposici\u00f3n t\u00e9rmica breve, insuficiente para provocar una quemadura directa, inicialmente causa un leve y <span class=\"term\" data-term-id=\"2294\">transitorio<\/span> enrojecimiento cut\u00e1neo que se asemeja a un encaje o una red. Con la exposici\u00f3n prolongada y recurrente, se desarrolla una coloraci\u00f3n cut\u00e1nea m\u00e1s marcada (hiper o <span class=\"term\" data-term-id=\"1521\">hipopigmentaci\u00f3n<\/span>). Con el tiempo, la piel y el tejido subyacente pueden experimentar adelgazamiento (<span class=\"term\" data-term-id=\"18\">atrofia<\/span>) y, en raras ocasiones, pueden <span class=\"term\" data-term-id=\"2343\">desarrollar<\/span> \u00falceras. Algunos pacientes pueden reportar leve prurito o sensaci\u00f3n de ardor.<\/p>\n<section class=\"textBlock imageLinkBlockTitle\">\n<h3 class=\"colour--primary\">Manifestaciones Cl\u00ednicas del Eritema Ab Igne<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"imageLinkBlock\">\n<div class=\"flex\">\n<figure class=\"imageLinkBlock__item__image\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dermatly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/igne1__ProtectWyJQcm90ZWN0Il0_FocusFillWzI5NCwyMjIsIngiLDFd.jpg\" alt=\"Ejemplo de Eritema ab igne, mostrando patrones en red de coloraci\u00f3n cut\u00e1nea\"><figcaption class=\"p-small\">Eritema ab igne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"imageLinkBlock__item__image\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dermatly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/igne2__ProtectWyJQcm90ZWN0Il0_FocusFillWzI5NCwyMjIsIngiLDE0XQ.jpg\" alt=\"Caso de Eritema ab igne con pigmentaci\u00f3n notable\"><figcaption class=\"p-small\">Eritema ab igne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"imageLinkBlock__item__image\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dermatly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/igne3__ProtectWyJQcm90ZWN0Il0_FocusFillWzI5NCwyMjIsInkiLDc5XQ.jpg\" alt=\"Ilustraci\u00f3n de Eritema ab igne afectando una superficie corporal\"><figcaption class=\"p-small\">Eritema ab igne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"imageLinkBlock__item__image\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dermatly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/igne4__ProtectWyJQcm90ZWN0Il0_FocusFillWzI5NCwyMjIsInkiLDg1XQ.jpg\" alt=\"Lesiones caracter\u00edsticas del Eritema ab igne\"><figcaption class=\"p-small\">Eritema ab igne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"clearfix imageLinkBlock\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"term\" data-term-id=\"324\">Las lesiones localizadas<\/span> observadas actualmente reflejan las diversas fuentes de calor a las que las personas se exponen. Ejemplos significativos incluyen:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Uso reiterado de compresas de agua caliente o almohadillas t\u00e9rmicas para aliviar el dolor cr\u00f3nico, especialmente en la zona lumbar.<\/li>\n<li>Exposici\u00f3n constante a calefactores de autom\u00f3viles o mobiliario que incorpore sistemas de calefacci\u00f3n integrados.<\/li>\n<li>Riesgos ocupacionales espec\u00edficos para profesionales como plateros y joyeros (por el calor dirigido a la cara), as\u00ed como panaderos y cocineros (por el calor en las extremidades superiores).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"square-placement-country-holder\" class=\"country-dependent advert\">\n<div class=\"box-placement square-placement\">\n<div class=\"advert__frame\">\n                <!-- \/340621630\/dermnet_mobile_afterfirstsection_300x250 --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\" id=\"hidden-div-gpt-ad-1484122037505-8\" class=\"[ js-hideable ]\"><\/div>\n<p>                <script>\n                    if (ads_screenwidth < 780 ) {\n                        var inline = document.createElement(\"div\");\n                        var ad = document.createElement(\"div\");\n\n                        ad.id = 'div-gpt-ad-1484122037505-8';\n                        ad.style.height=\"250px\";\n                        ad.style.width=\"300px;\";\n\n                        inline.appendChild(ad);\n                        inline.className = \"inline\";\n                        var placeholder = document.getElementById(\"hidden-div-gpt-ad-1484122037505-8\");\n                        placeholder.parentNode.replaceChild(inline, placeholder);\n                        (function () {\n                            googletag.cmd.push(function () {\n                                googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1484122037505-8');\n                            });\n                        })();\n                    }\n                <\/script>\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Opciones de Tratamiento para el Eritema Ab Igne<\/h2>\n<p>El paso fundamental es eliminar la fuente de la exposici\u00f3n cal\u00f3rica cr\u00f3nica. Si la afectaci\u00f3n es leve y solo se observa un leve enrojecimiento, la condici\u00f3n tiene potencial para resolverse sola en cuesti\u00f3n de meses. Sin embargo, si la afecci\u00f3n es avanzada, presentando piel <span class=\"term\" data-term-id=\"1520\">pigmentada<\/span> y <span class=\"term\" data-term-id=\"809\">atr\u00f3fica<\/span>, la reversi\u00f3n total es improbable. En estos casos m\u00e1s severos, existe la preocupaci\u00f3n de que puedan formarse <span class=\"term\" data-term-id=\"270\">carcinomas<\/span> de c\u00e9lulas <span class=\"term\" data-term-id=\"1983\">escamosas<\/span>. Si persiste una \u00falcera que no cicatriza o si se desarrolla un n\u00f3dulo dentro de la erupci\u00f3n, es obligatorio realizar una <span class=\"term\" data-term-id=\"24\">biopsia<\/span> cut\u00e1nea para descartar neoplasias malignas de piel (<span class=\"term\" data-term-id=\"30\">c\u00e1ncer<\/span>). La pigmentaci\u00f3n cut\u00e1nea an\u00f3mala puede <span class=\"term\" data-term-id=\"2191\">persistir<\/span> durante a\u00f1os. No obstante, tratamientos t\u00f3picos como la tretino\u00edna o procedimientos con <span class=\"term\" data-term-id=\"1617\">l\u00e1ser<\/span> pueden ser aplicados para mejorar la apariencia est\u00e9tica de la zona afectada.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el Eritema Ab Igne? El Eritema Ab Igne (EAI) es una dermatosis reactiva causada por la exposici\u00f3n cr\u00f3nica a la radiaci\u00f3n infrarroja en forma de calor. Antiguamente, era una afecci\u00f3n com\u00fan observada en personas mayores que pasaban tiempo cerca de chimeneas abiertas o calentadores el\u00e9ctricos. 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