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... > Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections > Streptococcal Infections > Erysipelas
Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Skin Diseases, Bacterial > Erysipelas
Infections > Skin Diseases, Infectious > Skin Diseases, Bacterial > Erysipelas
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Skin Diseases, Infectious > Skin Diseases, Bacterial > Erysipelas

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Erysipelas  

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Note

  • Strep skin dis; do not confuse with ERYSIPELOID, caused by Erysipelothrix; do not confuse with SWINE ERYSIPELAS, also an Erysipelothrix infection

Scope note

  • An acute infection of the skin caused by species of STREPTOCOCCUS. This disease most frequently affects infants, young children, and the elderly. Characteristics include pink-to-red lesions that spread rapidly and are warm to the touch. The commonest site of involvement is the face.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004886

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