Cutaneous Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (Erysipeloid) Infection in an Immunocompromised Child

  Erysipeloid, a cutaneous infection with the gram‐positive bacillus Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae , is typically an occupational dermatosis seen in persons working with livestock or involved in commercial fishing (fishmongers). Other more‐generalized forms of infection with this organism also exist, including a septic form usually associated with endocarditis. Many infections may be self‐limited. They have rarely been reported in children or in immunocompromised patients. This microbe is sensitive to many mainstream antibiotic agents.