Erysipelas - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition erysipelas

Definition :

St Anthonys fire a febrile disease accompanied with a diffused red edematous inflammation of the skin which starting usually from a single point spreads gradually over its surface It is often accompanied by severe constitutional symptoms It is caused by a group A hemolytic streptococcus Streptococcus pyogenes is contagious and formerly often occured epidemically