Erysipelas | Erysipelas

What is erysipelas? Erysipelas is a superficial form of cellulitis, a potentially serious bacterial infection affecting the skin. Erysipelas affects the upper dermis ...DermNetprovidesGoogleTranslate,afreemachinetranslationservice.Notethatthismaynotprovideanexacttranslationinalllanguageslogo-newThispagewasprintedon17/5/2021HomeTopicsA–ZImagesBrowseDermDiagGlossaryCMEQuizzesAboutContactJobsDonatebreadcrumbsHome»TopicsA–Z»ErysipelasErysipelasAuthor:DrAmyStanway,DermatologyRegistrar,WaikatoHospital,Hamilton,NewZealand,2001.ReviewedandupdatedbyDrAmandaOakleyDermatologist,Hamilton,NewZealand;VanessaNgan,StaffWriter,June2014.FurtherupdatedbyDrJannetGomez,PostgraduateStudentinClinicalDermatology,QueenMaryUniversity,London,UnitedKingdom,February2016.Erysipelas—codesandconceptsopenSynonyms:StAnthonysfireCategories:BacterialinfectionSubcategories:SuperficialcellulitiscausedbyStreppyogenes,Clinicalfeaturesoferysipelas,Bullousformoferysipelas,ComplicationsoferysipelasICD-10:A46ICD-11:1B70.0SNOMEDCT:44653001,240425002,402924002Whatiserysipelas?Erysipelasisasuperficialformofcellulitis,apotentiallyseriousbacterialinfectionaffectingtheskin.Erysipelasaffectstheupperdermisandextendsintothesuperficialcutaneouslymphatics.ItisalsoknownasStAnthony'sfiredue totheintenserashassociatedwithit.Whogetserysipelas?Erysipelasmostoftenaffectsinfantsandolderpeoplebutcanaffectanyagegroup.Riskfactorsaresimilartothoseforotherformsofcellulitis.Theymayinclude:Previousepisode(s)oferysipelasBreaksintheskinbarrierduetoinsectbites,ulcersandchronicskinconditionssuchaspsoriasis,athlete’sfootandeczemaCurrentorpriorinjury(eg,trauma,surgicalwounds,radiotherapy)Innewborns,exposureoftheumbilicalcordandvaccinationsiteinjuryNasopharyngealinfectionVenousdisease(eg,gravitationaleczema,legulceration)andlymphoedemaImmunedeficiencyorcompromise,suchasDiabetesAlcoholismObesityHumanimmunodeficiencyvirus(HIV)NephroticsyndromePregnancy.Whatcauseserysipelas?Unlikecellulitis,almostallerysipelasiscausedbyGroupAbeta-haemolyticstr


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