Erysipelas

Erysipelas, also known popularly as St. Anthony's Fire and Rose, is a febrile disease, manifesting itself in acute inflammation of the skin, which becomes vividly scarlet and ultimately peels. Its spread is confined chiefly to the head, and is contagious, and recurrent.

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Erythema, Erythrea, Erythrean Sea, Eryx, Erzerum, Erzgebirge