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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Erysipelas
Descriptor
Spanish
:
erisipela
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Erisipela
Tree Number:
C01.252.410.890.328
C01.252.825.260
C01.539.800.720.260
C17.800.838.765.260
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
Strep skin dis; do not confuse with
ERYSIPELOID
, caused by
Erysipelothrix
; do not confuse with
SWINE ERYSIPELAS
, also an
Erysipelothrix
infection
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
TM
transmission
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
4972
Unique Identifier:
D004886
Occurrence in VHL
:
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