Erysipeloid By Larry M Bush, MD, FACP, Charles E Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University; Maria T Vazquez-Pertejo, MD, FACP, Wellington Regional Medical Center Reviewed / Revised Mar 2023 View Patient Education Symptoms and Signs Diagnosis Treatment Key Points Topic Resources Erysipeloid Erysipeloid is infection caused by the gram-positive bacillus Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.