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What is 'toasted skin syndrome'?
short by Ankush Verma / on Saturday, 8 February, 2025
"Toasted skin syndrome" is another term for skin condition erythema ab igne, which is Latin for "redness from fire". It is skin discolouration that usually starts as pink patches and then transitions into brown discolouration in a fishnet pattern. Exposing the skin directly to low-grade heat repeatedly for long periods of time can lead to erythema ab igne.
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