[On the dermal form of erysipeloid in slaughter house workmen (author's transl)]

We described the incidence and clinical course of the dermal form of erysipeloid in 125 workmen of a central slaughter-house in Bukarest. The highest frequency of the illness was observed in summer and autumn (83 cases), especially in the group aged 21 to 50 years (96 cases). Most of the cases of erysipeloid are occupationally acquired by various persons engaged in handling meat, often butchers and workmen in meat, skin, and bone processing factories. The most frequent localisation of the process was at the index fingers and thumbs of both hands.