erysipeloid

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| caption = Cellular and colonial morphology of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

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In humans, Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infections most commonly present in a mild cutaneous form known as erysipeloid{{cite journal |doi=10.1099/00222615-48-9-789 |vauthors=Brooke C, Riley T |title=Erysipelothrix rhusiopat: bacteriology, epidemiology and clinical manifestations of an occupational pathogen |journal=J Med Microbiol |volume=48 |issue=9 |pages=789–99 |year=1999 |pmid=10482289|doi-access=free }} or fish poisoning.{{cite web|url=http://www.dft.gov.uk/mca/mcga-shs_capt_guide_chap8.pdf|page=190|title=THE SHIP CAPTAIN'S MEDICAL GUIDE}} E. rhusiopathiae can cause an indolent cellulitis, more commonly in individuals who handle fish and raw meat.{{cite journal |vauthors=Lehane L, Rawlin G |title=Topically acquired bacterial zoonoses from fish: a review |journal=Med J Aust |volume=173 |issue=5 |pages=256–9 |year=2000 |pmid=11130351|doi=10.5694/j.1326-5377.2000.tb125632.x |s2cid=25479478 }} Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae also causes Swine Erysipelas. It is common in domestic pigs and can be transmitted to humans who work with swine. It gains entry typically by abrasions in the hand. Bacteremia and endocarditis are uncommon but serious sequelae.{{cite journal |vauthors=Brouqui P, Raoult D |title=Endocarditis due to rare and fastidious bacteria |journal=Clin Microbiol Rev |volume=14 |issue=1 |pages=177–207 |year=2001 |pmid=11148009 |doi=10.1128/CMR.14.1.177-207.2001 |pmc=88969}}{{cite journal |vauthors=Nassar I, de la Llana R, Garrido P, Martinez-Sanz R |title=Mitro-aortic infective endocarditis produced by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae: case report and review of the literature |journal=J Heart Valve Dis |volume=14 |issue=3 |pages=320–4 |year=2005 |pmid=15974525}} Due to the rarity of reported human cases, E. rhusiopathiae infections are frequently misidentified at presentation.