TY - JOUR TI - Profile of adult erythroderma in hospitals in Lomé (Togo): study of 147 cases AU - Teclessou, Julienne Noude AU - Akakpo, Sefaco Abla AU - Monsila, Gmakéy T2 - Our Dermatology Online AB - Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological and clinical profile of erythroderma in hospital setting in Lomé (Togo). Methods: We reviewed the epidemiological and clinical data of adults patients diagnosed with erythroderma in dermatology departments over a 20-year period (1997 through 2016). Results: In total, one hundred and forty seven patients were diagnosed with erythroderma during the study period (0.4% of all consulted patients). The average age at the onset of the disease was 41.1 years with a male: female ratio of 1.5:1. The most frequent cause of erythroderma was exacerbation of preexisting dermatoses (80.8%), including eczema (84.3%) and psoriasis (11.7%). No cause could be identified in forty one cases (27.9%). Apart from erythema and scaling, that were present in all patients, clinical findings were dominated by pruritus (62.33%), fever (8.2%), and altered general condition (8.8%). Treatment was symptomatic and etiologic in all patients. The evolution was favorable in 47.62% of the cases, and one death occurred in a patient with cutaneous lymphoma. Conclusion: This study outlines that erythroderma is rare in Lomé (Togo). Our series had a high percentage of erythroderma secondary to preexisting dermatoses and idiopathic cases. DA - 2020/01/02/ PY - 2020 DO - 10.7241/ourd.20201.4 DP - DOI.org (Crossref) VL - 11 IS - 1 SP - 20 EP - 24 J2 - Our Dermatol Online LA - fr SN - 20819390 ST - Profile of adult erythroderma in hospitals in Lomé (Togo) UR - http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2020-1-4-erythroderma/ Y2 - 2020/01/01/11:13:04 ER -