Risk Factors for Erysipelas of the Leg in Tunisia: A Multicenter Case-Control Study

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Authors

M. Mokni · Hôpital La Rabta

A. Dupuy · Hôpital Saint-Louis

M. Denguezli · Hôpital Farhat Hached

Raouf Dhaoui · Military Hospital

Samir Bouassida · Hopital Universitaire Hedi Chaker

Montacer Amri · Hospital Fatuma Bourguiba Monastir

S. Fenniche ·

Abstract

We confirmed the major role of local risk factors and the minor role of general risk factors for erysipelas of the leg, in a setting different than the one previously studied. Detecting and treating toe-web intertrigo and traumatic wounds should be considered in the prevention of erysipelas of the leg.

Topics & Keywords

Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Rabies epidemiology and control

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Dermatology

Volume 212, Issue 2, pp. 108-112

DOI: 10.1159/000090649

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