When it comes to heating your home this winter, don’t make any rash decisions.
Dr. Charles Puza, a board-certified NYC dermatologist, is sharing a very worrisome concern about space heaters — they could cause a condition called erythema ab igne, also known as “EAI,” “toasted skin syndrome” or “fire stains.”
“Telling my patients that the space heater in their home/office is going to cause this classic rash and stain their skin for months,” Puza captioned a picture Tuesday on TikTok of a person’s leg covered in a reddish-brownish rash. “Move it back!”
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