Definition of erysipelas
er`y`sip´e`las
Pronunciation:
ĕr`ĭ`sĭp´ė`l
a
s
n.
1.
(Med.)
St
.
Anthony
'
s
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
.
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