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Background: The purpose of our work was to study the #epidemiological, clinical features and risk factors of #erysipelas in Internal Medicine. Methods: Retrospective study including 86 patients with erysipelas collected at our department of internal medicine between 2005 and 2016.

Results: There were 44 men and 42 women. The average age of our patients was 57.77. Erysipelas mainly affected the lower limbs in 95.3% of cases. Fever was present in 47.67% of cases. General underlying conditions were dominated by #diabetes (55.8%), obesity (37.2%) and overweight (31.4%). Loco-regional favoring factors were essentially represented by lymphedema (18.6%), venous insufficiency (12.8%) and #arteritis of the lower limbs (12.8%). A local site of entry was identified in 83.7% of the cases. The average number of total favorable factors was 3.12. Laboratory findings revealed #leukocytosis in 66.3% of cases and CRP elevation in 77.6% of the cases.

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Erysipelas in Tunisian Patients: #Epidemiological, Clinical Features and Risk Factors in Internal Medicine by Kechaou Ines in BJSTR