erysipelas
| In medicine, an acute disease of the skin due to infection by a streptococcus bacterium. Starting at some point where the skin is broken (usually on the face or scalp) or injured, the infection spreads, producing a swollen red patch with small blisters and generalized fever. The condition is now rare. |
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