Erysipelas in a 31-year-old pregnant woman
A 31-year-old pregnant woman (35 weeks’ gestation; gravida 2, para 1) presented to the emergency department with a 2-day history of progressively painful, bright red facial erythema ([Figure 1][1]). She denied trauma, pruritus, sore throat, fever, systemic symptoms, or prior autoimmune disease. On
Authors
- Ivan V. Litvinov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0562-4675)
- Elen Grigorchuk
- Ghassan Barnawi
Institutions
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.251154
- Primary Topic
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00