Rozsa known to mankind for several millennia, about one and a half centuries ago, it has been found infectious origin. But even today, despite the use of powerful antibiotics, erysipelas is a very dangerous disease that is difficult to treat and often gives relapses.

Why can begin erysipelas

Rozsa - is an inflammatory process of infectious origin, which leads to inflammation of the skin with the violation of the general state of fever, malaise. The causative agent of infection is hemolytic streptococcus group A, which can get into the wound on the skin of the other foci of infection, such as purulent inflammatory diseases of upper respiratory tract (tonsillitis, otitis). Mug can be infected from other people (patients or carriers of infection) in a handshake, through everyday objects, coughing, sneezing.

The risk increased with the appearance of faces in the skin of minor injuries, lowered immunity after colds, frequent exacerbation of any chronic diseases, stress, high physical and mental stress.

Rozsa - this is not a normal inflammatory process - the length of its course is supported by an allergic reaction (sensitization occurs the organism to infectious agents) and irritating effect on the tissue the emissions of an infectious agent. All this contributes to the duration of the course and frequent exacerbations of the disease.

Symptoms of erysipelas

The incubation period of erysipelas (from infection to onset of symptoms) lasts about three days. Disease begins acutely with high fever, headache, Headache , Malaise, weakness, aches throughout the body.

In the introduction of the pathogen infection in a few hours after the onset of the disease arises a small bright red spot (erythema), which begins to grow rapidly, rise above the skin, sharply separated from healthy skin and recalling in appearance flames. The skin in this area is slightly swells, itches and hurts badly. At the touch of the skin tight and hot. This so-called erythematous form of erysipelas.

After some time on the surface of the lesion may appear bubbles with clear content (bull), and hemorrhage, which will eventually turn into crusts covering the entire lesion. This form is called erysipelas bullosa. When new-onset inflammation of the face often develops on the face, with the recurrence of the disease - on the lower extremities. Inflamed and regional (close to the lesion) lymph nodes.

The duration of uncomplicated erysipelas usually no more than a half moon. Once inflammation takes place on the skin for some time remains small pigmentation and edema.

Erysipelas can be complicated by sepsis (blood poisoning) development of a streptococcal infection in other organs and tissues (eg, kidney, bone). In the focus of infection may be large ulcers (abscesses and cellulitis), inflammation of the walls of the veins and the subsequent development of necrosis (tissue death) and ulcers. Swelling of the tissues can cause a chronic disorder of lymphatic drainage, in the inflammation begins to grow connective tissue that sprout in the subcutaneous fat and make it tight. This complication is called elephantiasis.

Treatment and prevention of erysipelas

Treatment should be complex faces. Above all, this bed rest, excessive drinking (together with the liquid decomposition products are derived tissue, bacterial toxins and enzymes, infectious agents). Appointed antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, decongestants (diuretics), drugs that suppress the allergic processes, strengthen the walls of veins. Be sure to designate a restorative treatments - vitamin-mineral complexes, strengthens the body's defenses.

If the inflammation many bubbles are removed from the liquid and put sterile dressings with antibacterial agents. Once the acute process subsides, attached reduction means promoting tissue regeneration, a course of physiotherapy.

Prevention faces is to identify and treat any inflammatory processes in the body that could become foci of infection. Equally important is the strengthening of the body's defenses: the good immunity mug is rare. Patients who have had a face, it is recommended to avoid injuries, hypothermia, physical and mental overload.

A feature of faces is that it can continually recur, given the many complications and often difficult to treat.

Galina Romanenko