Question 107 · LEK · Erysipelas
Which of the following is the most probable diagnosis in the case of high fever, chills and malaise which accompany vivid red, well demarked erythema on the leg with strained and shining skin?
- A. Lyme disease.
- B. furuncle.
- C. folliculitis.
- D. erysipeloid.
- E. erysipelas.
Hint
A sharply demarcated, tense, shiny red plaque with sudden high fever and chills suggests a superficial streptococcal skin infection.
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