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Erysipelas

Erysipelas

Contagious infection of the facial skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by Streptococcus pyogenes and marked by rapid-spreading redness and swelling, which is believed to enter the skin through a small lesion. While this disease is contagiou.. Read More

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