Erysipelas
| Erysipelas | |
| ICD-10 | A46.0 |
|---|---|
| ICD-9 | 035 |
| DiseasesDB | 4428 |
| MedlinePlus | 000618 |
| eMedicine | derm/129 |
Template:Search infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Treatment
Depending on the severity, treatment involves either oral or intravenous antibiotics, using penicillins, clindamycin or erythromycin. While illness symptoms resolve in a day or two, the skin may take weeks to return to normal.
Complications
- Spread of infection to other areas of body through the bloodstream (bacteremia), including septic arthritis and infective endocarditis (heart valves).
- Septic shock.
- Recurrence of infection – Erysipelas can recur in 18-30% of cases even after antibiotic treatment.
- Lymphatic damage
- Necrotizing fasciitis -- AKA "the flesh-eating bug." A potentially-deadly exacerbation of the infection if it spreads to deeper tissue.
Footnotes
External links
- Erysipelas Overview Health in Plain English - with pictures
Template:Bacterial diseases
cs:Erysipel
de:Erysipel
eo:Erizipelo
it:Erisipela
lt:Rožė (liga)
nl:Erysipelas
no:Erysipelas
fi:Ruusu (sairaus)
sv:Rosfeber