erysipeloid

erysipeloid /er·y·sip·e·loid/ (er″ĭ-sip´ĕ-loid) a dermatitis or cellulitis of the hand chiefly affecting fish handlers and caused by Erysipelothrix insidiosa.

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er·y·sip·e·loid (r-sp-loid, îr-)

n.

An infectious disease of the skin that is contracted by handling fish or meat infected with the bacterium Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and characterized by red lesions on the hands.

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erysipeloid

[er′isip′əloid]

Etymology: Gk, erhthros + pella + eidos, form

an infection of the hands characterized by blue-red patches and occasionally by erythema. It is acquired by handling meat or fish infected with Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. The disease is self-limited, lasting about 3 weeks, but responds to penicillin. Also called fish-handler's disease. Compare erysipelas.

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erysipeloid [er″ĭ-sip´ĕ-loid]

1. bacterial cellulitis due to infection with Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, usually occurring as an occupational disease associated with the handling of infected fish, shellfish, meat, or poultry. There are three forms: a usually self-limited, mild localized form manifested by an erythematous and painful swelling at the site of inoculation, which spreads peripherally with central clearing; a generalized or diffuse form, which may be accompanied by fever and arthritis symptoms and resolves spontaneously; and a rare and sometimes fatal systemic form associated with endocarditis.

2. loosely, erysipelas like.

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erysipeloid

see erysipelothrix.

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erysipeloid

Infectious disease An infection by the microaerophilic gram-positive Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, which is almost exclusive to those who occupationally handle animal products Clinical Sharply-demarcated red maculopapular lesions of the hands, which may spontaneously heal Complications Arthritis, endocarditis