Localised cutaneous erysipeloid (Q103626)

Direct contact between meat infected with the bacterium Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and traumatized human skin results in erysipeloid, which most commonly presents as a localised infection of traumatized skin. Lesions most commonly affect the hands, mainly the webs of the fingers; however, any exposed area of the body may be affected. Lesions consist of well-demarcated, bright red-to-purple, warm, tender plaques with a smooth, shiny surface. They leave a brownish discoloration on the skin when resolving. Sometimes vesicles may be present.