II. Pathophysiology
- Cellulitis caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
III. Epidemiology
- More common in summer
- Food Handlers
- Raw Saltwater fish or shellfish
- Raw Poultry or meat
- Animal Hides
IV. Symptoms
- Onset one week after hand abrasions
- Pruritic, painful Rash develops at abrasion site
V. Signs
- Locally tender violaceous swellings with raised margin
- Lesions spread peripherally
- Brown pigmentation of lesions then follows
VI. Differential Diagnosis
- See Cellulitis
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Erysipelas
- Erysipeloid is a slower, subacute infection