Pneumococcal Erysipelas. A unique case in an adult.
The clinical features of a patient with macroglobulinemia and pneumococcal erysipelas are presented. The cellular and humoral factors generated by the host to contain acute pneumococcal tissue invasion are described, and their activities in patients with plasma cell dyscrasias are discussed.
D000368:Aged; D004886:Erysipelas / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*