Multiple choice

Which of the following is an acute infection and inflammation of the dermal layer of the skin caused by the organism Streptococcus?

  1. Rheumatic fever

  2. Erysipelas

  3. Cellulitis

  4. Impetigo

  5. Glomerulonephritis
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Erysipelas is a bacterial skin infection involving the upper dermis that characteristically extends into the superficial cutaneous lymphatics. It is usually caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria.

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