title: Erysipelas in the elderly: Are the concerns and economic burden increasing? Apropos of a case.
abstract: Blistering erysipelas has been reported only rarely and may be under-diagnosed. Very often, patients presenting with erysipelas are treated by non-dermatologist primary physicians. The current growth in the elderly population may increase the economic burden resulting from this disease. Therefore, case reports highlighting possible misdiagnoses of erysipelas can contribute to greater awareness among primary care professionals and lead to earlier diagnosis and prompt treatment. This description seeks to emphasize the main risk factors and predisposing factors, in addition to some atypical features and current challenges involved in the differential diagnosis for erysipelas.
authors: Catholic University Medical Course, Department of Internal Medicine from HFA Estrada do Contorno do Bosque, Brasília-DF, Brazil. vitorinomodesto@gmail.com
authors: Vitorino
authors: V
authors: Modesto Dos Santos
authors: Suelma
authors: S
authors: de Carvalho Santos
authors: Pedro
authors: P
authors: Robério de Melo Nogueira
authors: Nancy
authors: N
authors: Mendonça Ferreira Borges
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017281:Cost of Illness; D004886:Erysipelas / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male