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Definition of Erysipelas

1. Noun. An acute streptococcal infection characterized by deep-red inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes.

Definition of Erysipelas

1. n. St. Anthony's fire; a febrile disease accompanied with a diffused inflammation of the skin, which, starting usually from a single point, spreads gradually over its surface. It is usually regarded as contagious, and often occurs epidemically.

Definition of Erysipelas

1. Noun. (disease) severe skin disease caused by streptococcus infection in surface and surrounding tissue, marked by continued spreading inflammation ¹

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Definition of Erysipelas

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Medical Definition of Erysipelas

1. An acute superficial form of cellulitis involving the dermal lymphatics, usually caused by infection with group A streptococci and chiefly characterised by a peripherally spreading hot, bright red, oedematous, brawny, infiltrated and sharply circumscribed plaque with a raised indurated border. Formerly called St. Anthony's fire. Compare: cellulitis, phlegmon. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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