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Erysipeloid

MedGen UID:
266170
•Concept ID:
C1276801
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infectious disease
SNOMED CT: Erysipeloid (400105005); Infection caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (266005008); Infection caused by Erysipelothrix insidiosa (266005008); Infection due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (266005008); Infection due to Erysipelothrix insidiosa (266005008)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006752

Definition

A disease caused by infection with Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVErysipeloid

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Erysipeloid cutaneous leishmaniasis: treatment with a new, topical, pure herbal extract.
Zerehsaz F, Beheshti S, Reza Rezaian G, Joubeh S
Eur J Dermatol 2003 Mar-Apr;13(2):145-8. PMID: 12695130
Phenotype-genotype correlation in Jewish patients suffering from familial Mediterranean fever (FMF).
Dewalle M, Domingo C, Rozenbaum M, Ben-Chétrit E, Cattan D, Bernot A, Dross C, Dupont M, Notarnicola C, Levy M, Rosner I, Demaille J, Touitou I
Eur J Hum Genet 1998 Jan;6(1):95-7. doi: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200170. PMID: 9781020
Diagnosis and treatment of cases of erysipeloid.
MACAULAY WL
Med World (New York) 1947 Apr;65(4):169-72. PMID: 20239224

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Erysipeloid cutaneous leishmaniasis: a study of 40 cases of an unusual variant.
Kouki C, Masmoudi A, Kammoun N, Sellami K, Saguem I, Bahloul E, Boudaya S, Chikhrouhou F, Amouri M, Mssedi M, Ayedi A, Boudawara T, Turki H
Int J Dermatol 2022 Nov;61(11):1380-1384. Epub 2022 May 24 doi: 10.1111/ijd.16278. PMID: 35609142
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae Prosthetic Joint Infection in an Immunocompromised Patient: A Case Report.
Mahon J, Phoenix E, Sundanum S, O'Rourke K, O'Sullivan CE, Merghani K
JBJS Case Connect 2021 Dec 15;11(4) doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.21.00183. PMID: 34910716
An invasive infection with an unusual spaB-possessing Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in a human.
Taguchi Y, Shiraiwa K, Ogawa Y, Oi T, Nakamura S, Okumura J, Shimoji Y
J Med Microbiol 2020 Oct;69(10):1249-1252. Epub 2020 Sep 14 doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.001252. PMID: 32924920
Skin and soft tissue infections following marine injuries and exposures in travelers.
Diaz JH
J Travel Med 2014 May-Jun;21(3):207-13. Epub 2014 Mar 14 doi: 10.1111/jtm.12115. PMID: 24628985
Unusual clinical variants of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Pakistan.
Raja KM, Khan AA, Hameed A, Rahman SB
Br J Dermatol 1998 Jul;139(1):111-3. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02325.x. PMID: 9764160

Diagnosis

Erysipelatoid Carcinoma.
Miguel TS, Costa DAD, Almeida APM, Pino LCM, Goldemberg DC, Miguel BS, Coelho Filho SCH
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) 2018 Jun;64(6):492-497. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.64.06.492. PMID: 30304305
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.
Wang Q, Chang BJ, Riley TV
Vet Microbiol 2010 Jan 27;140(3-4):405-17. Epub 2009 Aug 8 doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.08.012. PMID: 19733019
Erysipeloid: a review.
Veraldi S, Girgenti V, Dassoni F, Gianotti R
Clin Exp Dermatol 2009 Dec;34(8):859-62. Epub 2009 Jul 29 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03444.x. PMID: 19663854
Erysipeloid.
Veraldi S, Girgenti V, Gianotti R
Clin Exp Dermatol 2009 Dec;34(8):e605-7. Epub 2009 May 22 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03292.x. PMID: 19486064
Erysipeloid.
Barnett JH, Estes SA, Wirman JA, Morris RE, Staneck JL
J Am Acad Dermatol 1983 Jul;9(1):116-23. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(83)70116-7. PMID: 6886093

Therapy

Atypical presentations of cutaneous leishmaniasis: A systematic review.
Meireles CB, Maia LC, Soares GC, Teodoro IPP, Gadelha MDSV, da Silva CGL, de Lima MAP
Acta Trop 2017 Aug;172:240-254. Epub 2017 May 17 doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.05.022. PMID: 28526427
Tropical dermatology: marine and aquatic dermatology.
Haddad V Jr, Lupi O, Lonza JP, Tyring SK
J Am Acad Dermatol 2009 Nov;61(5):733-50; quiz 751-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.01.046. PMID: 19836641
Erysipeloid.
Veraldi S, Girgenti V, Gianotti R
Clin Exp Dermatol 2009 Dec;34(8):e605-7. Epub 2009 May 22 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03292.x. PMID: 19486064
Erysipeloid.
Varella TC, Nico MM
Int J Dermatol 2005 Jun;44(6):497-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02535.x. PMID: 15941440
Bacterial infections of the skin.
Rhody C
Prim Care 2000 Jun;27(2):459-73. doi: 10.1016/s0095-4543(05)70207-4. PMID: 10815055

Prognosis

Human Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection via bath water - case report and genome announcement.
Zautner AE, Tersteegen A, Schiffner CJ, Ðilas M, Marquardt P, Riediger M, Delker AM, Mäde D, Kaasch AJ
Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022;12:981477. Epub 2022 Oct 24 doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.981477. PMID: 36353709Free PMC Article
An Erysipeloid Cutaneous Eruption in a Woman With Advanced Breast Cancer.
Alexander CE, Maarouf M, Kurtzman DJB
JAMA Oncol 2017 Nov 1;3(11):1579-1580. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.2325. PMID: 28817747
Empyema in spinal canal in thoracic region, abscesses in paravertebral space, spondylitis: in clinical course of zoonosis Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.
Andrychowski J, Jasielski P, Netczuk T, Czernicki Z
Eur Spine J 2012 Jun;21 Suppl 4(Suppl 4):S557-63. Epub 2012 Apr 17 doi: 10.1007/s00586-012-2289-9. PMID: 22526696Free PMC Article
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.
Wang Q, Chang BJ, Riley TV
Vet Microbiol 2010 Jan 27;140(3-4):405-17. Epub 2009 Aug 8 doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.08.012. PMID: 19733019
Phenotype-genotype correlation in Jewish patients suffering from familial Mediterranean fever (FMF).
Dewalle M, Domingo C, Rozenbaum M, Ben-Chétrit E, Cattan D, Bernot A, Dross C, Dupont M, Notarnicola C, Levy M, Rosner I, Demaille J, Touitou I
Eur J Hum Genet 1998 Jan;6(1):95-7. doi: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200170. PMID: 9781020

Clinical prediction guides

Human Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection via bath water - case report and genome announcement.
Zautner AE, Tersteegen A, Schiffner CJ, Ðilas M, Marquardt P, Riediger M, Delker AM, Mäde D, Kaasch AJ
Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022;12:981477. Epub 2022 Oct 24 doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.981477. PMID: 36353709Free PMC Article
Erysipeloid cutaneous leishmaniasis: a study of 40 cases of an unusual variant.
Kouki C, Masmoudi A, Kammoun N, Sellami K, Saguem I, Bahloul E, Boudaya S, Chikhrouhou F, Amouri M, Mssedi M, Ayedi A, Boudawara T, Turki H
Int J Dermatol 2022 Nov;61(11):1380-1384. Epub 2022 May 24 doi: 10.1111/ijd.16278. PMID: 35609142
Tropical dermatology: marine and aquatic dermatology.
Haddad V Jr, Lupi O, Lonza JP, Tyring SK
J Am Acad Dermatol 2009 Nov;61(5):733-50; quiz 751-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.01.046. PMID: 19836641
Time- and dose-limiting erysipeloid rash confined to areas of lymphedema following treatment with gemcitabine--a report of three cases.
Brandes A, Reichmann U, Plasswilm L, Bamberg M
Anticancer Drugs 2000 Jan;11(1):15-7. doi: 10.1097/00001813-200001000-00003. PMID: 10757558
Erysipeloid.
Barnett JH, Estes SA, Wirman JA, Morris RE, Staneck JL
J Am Acad Dermatol 1983 Jul;9(1):116-23. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(83)70116-7. PMID: 6886093

Recent systematic reviews

Atypical presentations of cutaneous leishmaniasis: A systematic review.
Meireles CB, Maia LC, Soares GC, Teodoro IPP, Gadelha MDSV, da Silva CGL, de Lima MAP
Acta Trop 2017 Aug;172:240-254. Epub 2017 May 17 doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.05.022. PMID: 28526427

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