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Erysipelothrix infectious disease

MedGen UID:
41856
•Concept ID:
C0014736
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Erysipelothrix Infection; Erysipelothrix Infections; Infection, Erysipelothrix; Infections, Erysipelothrix
SNOMED CT: Erysipelothrix infection (367434002); Erysipelothrix disease (367434002); Erysipelothrix (367434002); Erysipelothrix (disease) (367434002)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006751

Definition

Infections with bacteria of the genus erysipelothrix. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVErysipelothrix infectious disease

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae cellulitis with associated bacteraemia following seafood preparation.
Datri JM, Ledet L, Burke VE
BMJ Case Rep 2023 Oct 17;16(10) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-248430. PMID: 37848276Free PMC Article
A review of pathogens in selected Baltic Sea indicator species.
Sonne C, Lakemeyer J, Desforges JP, Eulaers I, Persson S, Stokholm I, Galatius A, Gross S, Gonnsen K, Lehnert K, Andersen-Ranberg EU, Tange Olsen M, Dietz R, Siebert U
Environ Int 2020 Apr;137:105565. Epub 2020 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105565. PMID: 32070804
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae bloodstream infection - A 22-year experience at Mayo Clinic, Minnesota.
Tan EM, Marcelin JR, Adeel N, Lewis RJ, Enzler MJ, Tosh PK
Zoonoses Public Health 2017 Nov;64(7):e65-e72. Epub 2017 Feb 16 doi: 10.1111/zph.12348. PMID: 28206705
Infectious tenosynovitis with bloodstream infection caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, a case report on an occupational pathogen.
Hofseth K, Dalen H, Kibsgaard L, Nebb S, Kümmel A, Mehl A
BMC Infect Dis 2017 Jan 5;17(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-2102-1. PMID: 28056818Free PMC Article
Acute meningitis as an initial manifestation of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae endocarditis.
Joo EJ, Kang CI, Kim WS, Lee NY, Chung DR, Peck KR, Song JH
J Infect Chemother 2011 Oct;17(5):703-5. Epub 2011 Mar 17 doi: 10.1007/s10156-011-0230-5. PMID: 21409531

Diagnosis

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae cellulitis with associated bacteraemia following seafood preparation.
Datri JM, Ledet L, Burke VE
BMJ Case Rep 2023 Oct 17;16(10) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-248430. PMID: 37848276Free PMC Article
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection by geese to human transmission.
Meier SM, Kottwitz J, Keller DI, Albini S
BMJ Case Rep 2021 May 24;14(5) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-240073. PMID: 34031070Free PMC Article
Pericarditis due to an unusual microorganismin an immunocompromised patient.
Özkalaycı F, Aydın M, Altay H, Kocabaş U, Pehlivanoğlu S
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars 2019 Sep;47(6):507-511. doi: 10.5543/tkda.2018.51931. PMID: 31483309
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae bloodstream infection - A 22-year experience at Mayo Clinic, Minnesota.
Tan EM, Marcelin JR, Adeel N, Lewis RJ, Enzler MJ, Tosh PK
Zoonoses Public Health 2017 Nov;64(7):e65-e72. Epub 2017 Feb 16 doi: 10.1111/zph.12348. PMID: 28206705
Infectious tenosynovitis with bloodstream infection caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, a case report on an occupational pathogen.
Hofseth K, Dalen H, Kibsgaard L, Nebb S, Kümmel A, Mehl A
BMC Infect Dis 2017 Jan 5;17(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-2102-1. PMID: 28056818Free PMC Article

Therapy

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae cellulitis with associated bacteraemia following seafood preparation.
Datri JM, Ledet L, Burke VE
BMJ Case Rep 2023 Oct 17;16(10) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-248430. PMID: 37848276Free PMC Article
Infectious tenosynovitis with bloodstream infection caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, a case report on an occupational pathogen.
Hofseth K, Dalen H, Kibsgaard L, Nebb S, Kümmel A, Mehl A
BMC Infect Dis 2017 Jan 5;17(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-2102-1. PMID: 28056818Free PMC Article
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae Suppurative Arthritis in a 12-year-old Boy After an Unusual Fresh Water Exposure.
Alawdah LS, Campbell JN, Pollock N, Watnick PI
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2017 Apr;36(4):431-433. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001461. PMID: 27977547
Acute meningitis as an initial manifestation of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae endocarditis.
Joo EJ, Kang CI, Kim WS, Lee NY, Chung DR, Peck KR, Song JH
J Infect Chemother 2011 Oct;17(5):703-5. Epub 2011 Mar 17 doi: 10.1007/s10156-011-0230-5. PMID: 21409531
"Pigs might fly"--a case of Erysipelothrix endocarditis.
Addidle M, Grimwade K, Tie S, Rahman H, Sorenson R
N Z Med J 2009 Nov 20;122(1306):78-81. PMID: 20145689

Prognosis

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae cellulitis with associated bacteraemia following seafood preparation.
Datri JM, Ledet L, Burke VE
BMJ Case Rep 2023 Oct 17;16(10) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-248430. PMID: 37848276Free PMC Article
"Pigs might fly"--a case of Erysipelothrix endocarditis.
Addidle M, Grimwade K, Tie S, Rahman H, Sorenson R
N Z Med J 2009 Nov 20;122(1306):78-81. PMID: 20145689

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