Erysipelas: An update

Erysipelas consists of a superficial skin infection with lymphatic involvement. In general review articles of streptococcal infections published in the early 1970s, erysipelas is either barely mentioned or alluded to as an infection on the way to extinction; however, in some countries, a dramatic increase in the incidence of this infection has been observed and, above all, it is the site of erysipelas that has changed. Facial sites have become rare and now erysipelas of the legs is commonly observed with a high rate of atypical and recurrent forms.(1) Recent papers have added new clinical, diagnostic, microbiologic, and therapeutic information.