What is Erysipelas?

What is Erysipelas?

• Erysipelas: A severe streptococcal bacterial infection where infection spreads from the skin to tissue underneath. The face and extremities are the usual sites affected.
• Erysipelas: 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.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Erysipelas: an acute streptococcal infection characterized by deep-red inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Erysipelas: Introduction

How serious is Erysipelas?

Complications of Erysipelas: see complications of Erysipelas
Deaths for Erysipelas: 5 deaths reported in USA 1999 for scarlet fever and erysipelas (NVSR Sep 2001)

What causes Erysipelas?

Causes of Erysipelas: see causes of Erysipelas

What are the symptoms of Erysipelas?

Symptoms of Erysipelas: see symptoms of Erysipelas

Complications of Erysipelas: see complications of Erysipelas

Erysipelas: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Erysipelas.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Erysipelas.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Erysipelas: see treatments for Erysipelas
Prevention of Erysipelas: see prevention of Erysipelas

Society issues for Erysipelas

Hospitalization statistics for Erysipelas: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Erysipelas:

• 0.003% (399) of hospital consultant episodes were for erysipelas in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 78% of hospital consultant episodes for erysipelas required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 35% of hospital consultant episodes for erysipelas were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 65% of hospital consultant episodes for erysipelas were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 97% of hospital consultant episodes for erysipelas required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 4.8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for erysipelas in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for erysipelas in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Name and Aliases of Erysipelas

Main name of condition: Erysipelas

Acute bacterial dermohypodermatitis, Non-necrotising cellulitis Source - Diseases Database

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Erysipelas:

• Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci
• Hemolytic streptococcus
• Skin infection
• Painful rash
• Erythematous rash
• Edematous rash
• Abrasions
• Skin ulcers
• Insect bites
• Eczema
• Psoriatic lesions
• Lymphatic obstruction
• Lymphatic edema

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