Problem
Erysipelas
Other Names:
St Anthony's FireThe Rose
Nature:
Erysipelas is a disease characterized by diffuse inflammation of the skin (redness, pain, heat and tingling); or with the involvement of the subcutaneous tissue, producing diffuse collections of pus or cellulitis. The latter is much more likely to occur when the disease starts in a wound or ulcer. Occasionally the affected parts become gangrenous. The infecting organism is Streptococcus pyogenes. It is accompanied by fever, is highly infectious, and untreated can cause death.
Background:
In the Middle Ages, this disease was confused with ergot poisoning.
Incidence:
Erysipelas is slightly commoner in women than in men, and is commonest between the ages of 50 and 60.
Broader Problems:
FeversBacterial diseaseInfectious diseases Narrower Problems:
Erysipelas in animals Related Problems:
LaryngitisCellulitis Subject(s):
Medicine → Physiology??Medicine → Specific diseases??
Plant Life → Plants yielding flowers??
Societal Problems → Fire??
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
10.04.2019 – 14:02 CEST