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   erysipelas , n. [L., fr. Gr. ἐρυσίπελας; ἐρυθρός red + πέλλα hide, skin. See Red, and Pell, n.] (Med.) St. Anthony's fire; a febrile disease accompanied with a diffused red edematous inflammation of the skin, which, starting usually from a single point, spreads gradually over its surface. It is often accompanied by severe constitutional symptoms.  It is caused by a group A hemolytic streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes), is contagious, and formerly often occurred epidemically.
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