Erysipeloid of Rosenbach

The Erysipeloid ( swine erysipelas ) is an erythematous skin disease caused by the pathogen of Schweinerotlaufs ( Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae ) - one for pigs often fatal disease - is caused.

Pathogen

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a Gram-positive, non-spore -forming, facultative anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium that can be found in many animals in the normal flora and is distributed worldwide.

Epidemiology

People who are frequently exposed to animals, are particularly at risk, such as butchers, farmers, fishermen, veterinarians. For job-related infectious disease can be viewed as an occupational disease. You become infected through small skin lesions.

Symptoms

The incubation period up to seven days. After first contact local and later possibly expanding, painful redness of the skin at the site of pathogen entry, typically on hands on. Fever and systemic symptoms are rare. The inflammation extends pus- free and self-limiting usually after 14 to 21 days.

Since immunity does not occur, come - especially with continuing exposure - frequent relapses before.

Complications

Very rarely are there processes or septic endocarditis as a complication.

Detection and therapy

The pathogen can be demonstrated microscopically in the lesions and grown in culture. A causal antibiotic therapy - suitable β - lactams, such as penicillin - is usually not necessary, symptomatic can be done (eg cooling).