• An acute infection of the skin caused by species of STREPTOCOCCUS. This disease most frequently affects infants, young children, and the elderly. Characteristics include pink-to-red lesions that spread rapidly and are warm to the touch. The commonest site of involvement is the face.
  NLM Medical Subject Headings
  U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
• Increased susceptibility to erysipelas, as manifested by a medical history of repeated episodes of erysipelas, which is a superficial infection of the skin, typically involving the lymphatic system.
  Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
  The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
• Erysipelas is a type of superficial cellulitis with dermal lymphatic involvement. Diagnosis is clinical. Treatment is with oral or IV antibiotics. Erysipelas should not be confused with erysipeloid, a skin infection caused by Erysipelothrix.
  Merck Manuals
  Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
• Erysipelas is a bacterial skin infection involving the upper dermis that characteristically extends into the superficial cutaneous lymphatics. It is a tender, intensely erythematous, indurated plaque with a sharply demarcated border.
  Medscape
  WebMD, 2019
• Erysipelas, contagious infection of the skin and underlying tissue, caused by group A B-hemolytic streptococcus bacteria. Erysipelas causes affected areas of skin to turn bright red and become slightly swollen. The swollen blotches have a distinct border and slowly expand into the surrounding...
  Encyclopedia Britannica
  Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020