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.
erysipeloid
erysipeloid
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. |
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.
erysipeloid
see erysipelothrix.
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
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