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Child Erysipelas: About 16 Pediatric Cases
Erysipelas is an acute or sub-acute non necrotizing bacterial dermo-hypodermitis , caused most frequently by beta-hemolytic
group A streptococci. It is a relatively frequent pathology in adults and the elderly, but rare in children and infants.
Through the analysis of 16 cases of pediatric erysipelas we evaluate the epidemiological, clinico-biological, therapeutic and
outcomes characteristics of erysipelas in children and infants