an acute streptococcal infection characterized by deep-red inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes
a specific acute cutaneous inflammatory disease caused by b-hemolytic Streptococci and characterized by hot, red, edematous, brawny and sharply defined eruption; usually accompanied by severe constitutional symptoms
a bacterial skin infection that usually affects the arms, legs, or face, characterized by shiny, red areas, small blisters, and swollen lymph nodes
reddening and inflammation of skin, usually due to streptococci, associated with constitutional symptoms
Anthony's fire; a febrile disease accompanied with a diffused inflammation of the skin, which, starting usually from a single point, spreads gradually over its surface