Erysipelas

Definition:

Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus) is the usual etiologic agent of erysipelas. Symptoms and signs of erysipelas are chills, fever, a well-demarcated, erythematous, indurated, rapidly spreading patch with a palpable advancing border on the face or extremities. This disease most frequently affects infants, small children and the elderly.

References:

[1]. Celestin, R et al. Erysipelas: a common potentially dangerous infection.Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannonica Adriat. 2007 Sep;16(3):123-7. [Content Brief]

[2]. Stevens, Dennis L., and Amy E. Bryant. Impetigo, Erysipelas and Cellulitis. Streptococcus pyogenes: Basic Biology to Clinical Manifestations, edited by Joseph J. Ferretti et. al., University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 10 February 2016. [Content Brief]

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