Erythema Brucellosis

Erythema. Erythema is a temporary, persistent redness of the skin accompanied by a burning sensation, itching or soreness. Erythema is usually accompanied by general intoxication of varying severity (headache, weakness, sometimes fever). Sometimes skin rashes can be associated with pathological changes in other organs and systems. There are a huge number of possible causes of erythema.

Brucellosis erythema (Brucella arcticum) is a skin disease that occurs as a result of infection through contact with a person or animal. It usually appears a few weeks after infection and can last up to several months. Brucellosis erythema is also called storm fever or hurricane fever.

Brucella erythema is caused by infection with Brucella. These bacteria can be spread through contact with an infected animal or the soil underneath it. In humans they cause brucellosis. Showers are most likely to occur in people who have had contact with sheep or goats, and are unlikely to occur in those who have had more contact with cows or bulls.

A person infected with erythema brucellosa may not have any symptoms at first, but very soon a number of new signs appear, including a bumpy skin rash, itching, fever, and muscle and joint soreness. The rash usually goes away in about a week, although it may return again and again over the next few weeks or months. In addition, a person may experience damage to their kidneys and joints. Treatment is with antibiotics such as penicillin or ampicillin. Brucellosis rash manifests itself in the form of bumpy, papulovesicular superficial papuloses, limited lesions, the size of a pea, which are often layered with weeping and their transformation into crusts, peeling, as well as the phenomenon of “flute” (spilling along the edge of the vesicle) as a result of excessive scraping of itching. With the development of the disease, the number of rashes and their size increase due to the addition of a follicular rash, the formation of confluent infiltrates and nodules the size of wild berries, in which there is an inflammatory reaction of the tissue with uneven edges. Localization of erythematous elements occurs, as a rule, on the extensor surface of the forearms, on the hand (skin fascia of the wrist), on the shoulder blades, chest, neck and upper third of the thighs, rarely in the elbows