Saint Anthony's fire
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Saint Anthony's fire may refer to one of the following diseases:
  • Ergotism
    Ergotism
    Ergotism is the effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the Claviceps purpurea fungus which infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based drugs. It is also known as ergotoxicosis, ergot...

     (this meaning particularly common in France and Germany)
  • Erysipelas
    Erysipelas
    Erysipelas is an acute streptococcus bacterial infection of the deep epidermis with lymphatic spread.-Risk factors:...

     (this meaning particularly common in England and the United States)
  • Herpes zoster
    Herpes zoster
    Herpes zoster , commonly known as shingles and also known as zona, is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a limited area on one side of the body, often in a stripe...

     (this meaning particularly common in Italy and Malta)


Saint Anthony's fire may also refer to:
  • St Anthony's Fire (Doctor Who)
    St Anthony's Fire (Doctor Who)
    St Anthony's Fire is an original novel written by Mark Gatiss and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice. A prelude to the novel, also penned by Gatiss, appeared in Doctor Who Magazine #217....

    , a novel by Mark Gatiss
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