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Erysipeloid

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  1. See also
    1. Cellulitis
  2. Pathophysiology
    1. Cellulitis caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
  3. Epidemiology
    1. More common in summer
    2. Food Handlers
      1. Raw Saltwater fish or shellfish
      2. Raw Poultry or meat
      3. Animal Hides
  4. Symptoms
    1. Onset one week after hand abrasions
    2. Pruritic, painful Rash develops at abrasion site
  5. Signs
    1. Locally tender violaceous swellings with raised margin
    2. Lesions spread peripherally
    3. Brown pigmentation of lesions then follows
  6. Differential Diagnosis
    1. See Cellulitis
    2. Erysipelas
      1. Erysipeloid is a slower, subacute infection

Erysipelothrix infection (C0014736)

Definition (MSH)Infections with bacteria of the genus ERYSIPELOTHRIX.
ConceptsDisease or Syndrome (T047)
ICD9027.1
MSHD004889
EnglishErysipeloid, Erysipelothrix, ERYSIPELOTHRIX INFECT, Erysipelothrix infection, Erysipelothrix Infections, INFECT ERYSIPELOTHRIX, Rosenbach erysipeloid, Seal finger
Spanishdedo de foca, enfermedad por Erysipelothrix, erisipeloide, erisipeloide de Rosenbach, infeccion por Erysipelothrix
Parent ConceptsOther zoonotic bacterial disease NOS (C0152948), Animal Diseases (C0003047), Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections (C0085426), Cellulitis of hand (C0007646), Erysipelothrix infection (C0014736), [X]Zoonotic bacterial disease, unspecified (C0311376), Ambiguous concept (C1274012)
SourcesICD9CM, MSH, MTH, NDFRT, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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