Erysipelas used in a sentence

Erysipelas in a sentence as a noun

Highlights an approach from 1890's that seems to have been abandoned but appears to merit further investigation:"In 1891, surgeon William Coley treated a patient with a sarcoma by injecting Streptococcus pyogenes culture into the tumor, and caused a complete regression and 8-year remission, after a severe erysipelas infection from which the patient almost died.