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Animal Diseases > Erysipelothrix Infections > Erysipeloid

Preferred term

Erysipeloid  

Type

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Broader concept

Note

  • caused by the bacterium Erysipelothrix; do not confuse with ERYSIPELAS, caused by a Streptococcus

Scope note

  • An infection caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae that is almost wholly restricted to persons who in their occupation handle infected fish, shellfish, poultry, or meat. Three forms of this condition exist: a mild localized form manifested by local swelling and redness of the skin; a diffuse form that might present with fever; and a rare systemic form associated with endocarditis.

In other languages

  • sikaruusu

    Finnish

  • erysipeloid
  • erysipeloidi
  • erysipeloidum non specificatum
  • erysopeloides
  • erysopeloidum
  • määrittämätön sikaruusu
  • ospecificerad erysipeloid
  • Erysipeloid

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004887

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