Editing Erysipelas (section)

==Prognosis==
The disease prognosis includes:
* Spread of infection to other areas of body can occur through the bloodstream ([[bacteremia]]), including [[septic arthritis]]. [[Acute proliferative glomerulonephritis|Glomerulonephritis]] can follow an episode of streptococcal erysipelas or other skin infection, but not [[rheumatic fever]].{{cn|date=October 2022}}
* {{visible anchor|Recurrence}} of infection: Erysipelas can recur in 18–30% of cases even after antibiotic treatment. A chronic state of recurrent erysipelas infections can occur with several predisposing factors, including alcoholism, [[diabetes]], and athlete's foot.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Jorup-Rönström|first1=Christina|last2=Britton|first2=S.|date=1 March 1987|title=Recurrent erysipelas: Predisposing factors and costs of prophylaxis|journal=Infection|language=en|volume=15|issue=2|pages=105–106|doi=10.1007/BF01650206|pmid=3110071|s2cid=29789051|issn=0300-8126}}</ref> Another predisposing factor is chronic cutaneous edema, such as can in turn be caused by [[Chronic venous insufficiency|venous insufficiency]] or heart failure.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Washington Manual of Infectious Disease Subspecialty Consult|author1=Nigar Kirmani |author2=Keith F. Woeltje |author3=Hilary Babcock |publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|year=2012|isbn=9781451113648}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=Il_tWnEmuZEC&pg=PA194 Page 194]</ref>
* Lymphatic damage<ref>{{Citation |title=Overview: Erysipelas and cellulitis |date=2022-09-01 |work=InformedHealth.org [Internet] |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK303996/ |access-date=2024-09-14 |publisher=Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Necrotizing fasciitis]], commonly known as "flesh-eating" bacterial infection, is a potentially deadly exacerbation of the infection if it spreads to deeper tissue.{{cn|date=October 2022}}