Erythromelia
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Erythromelia (erythromelia Pick) is a skin disease characterized by symmetrically distributed striped, focal, or diffuse redness of the skin with atrophy on the extensor surfaces of the limbs, followed by the visibility of dilated veins. Unlike erythromelalgia, with which it shares many features, this skin redness is not accompanied by painful sensations. Pick's erythromelia is considered a variant of progressive idiopathic skin atrophy.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
ERYTHROMELIA (erythromelia Pick), a skin disease characterized by symmetrically distributed striped, focal, or diffuse redness of the skin with its atrophy on the extensor side of the extremities, followed by the transillumination of dilated veins. Unlike erythromelalgia, with which erythromelia has much in common, this redness of the skin is not accompanied by painful sensations. Pick's erythromelia is one of the varieties of progressive idiopathic skin atrophy.
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“Erythromelia.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/erythromelia/