Forearm lymphangitis due to cellulitis of the hand
Specialty
Angiology
For discussion of the condition in horses, see Equine Lymphangitis.
Lymphangitis is an inflammation or an infection of the lymphatic channels[2] that occurs as a result of infection at a site distal to the channel. The most common cause of lymphangitis in humans is Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A strep), although it can also be caused by the fungus Sporothrix schenckii.[3] Lymphangitis is sometimes mistakenly called "blood poisoning". In reality, "blood poisoning" is synonymous with sepsis.
Signs and symptoms include a deep reddening of the skin, warmth, lymphadenitis (inflammation of a lymphatic gland), and a raised border around the affected area. The person may also have chills and a high fever along with moderate pain and swelling. A person with lymphangitis should be hospitalized and closely monitored by medical professionals.[4]
Lymphangitis is the inflammation of the lymphatic vessels and channels. This is characterized by certain inflammatory conditions of the skin caused by bacterial infections. Thin red lines may be observed running along the course of the lymphatic vessels in the affected area, accompanied by painful enlargement of the nearby lymph nodes.
When the inferior limbs are affected, the redness of the skin runs over the great saphenous vein location and confusion can be made with a thrombophlebitis.
Chronic lymphangitis is a cutaneous condition that is the result of recurrent bouts of acute bacterial lymphangitis.[5]:261
See also
Chronic lymphangitis
Lymphadenopathy
Lymphangitis carcinomatosa
References
^"Lymphangitis : MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia". medlineplus.gov. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^"Lymphangitis" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
^Sporothrix spp. Archived 2013-04-14 at Archive.today Doctor Fungus
^Prentice, Arnheim's Principles of Athletic Training, 12th edition, pg. 988.
^James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
… extensive edema, regional lymphadenopathy, and lymphangitis . Occupational milker nodule caused by parapoxvirus may present with lymphangitis . Lymphangitis has been reported as an uncommon manifestation …
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…viral infections rarely cause a lymphocutaneous syndrome (also called nodular lymphangitis) . Some patients have a chronic, fixed cutaneous lesion; this form is seen most often in endemic regions in South …
… skin >2 cm; Lymphangitis ; Increase in the size of the ulcer; Large amount of drainage; Fever; Wound odor; A thorough vascular examination is essential when a patient presents with a chronic wound of the …
…be used for ≤21 days in children of all ages . The most common chronic complications of lymphatic filariasis are recurrent lymphangitis or cellulitis, lymphedema, elephantiasis, and hydrocele. Chyluria …
English Journal
Obstructive Lymphangitis Precedes Colitis in Murine Norovirus-Infected Stat1-Deficient Mice.
Seamons A, Treuting PM, Meeker S, Hsu C, Paik J, Brabb T, Escobar SS, Alexander JS, Ericsson AC, Smith JG, Maggio-Price L.
The American journal of pathology. 2018 07;188(7)1536-1554.
Murine norovirus (MNV) is an RNA virus that can prove lethal in mice with impaired innate immunity. We found that MNV-4 infection of Stat1 mice was not lethal, but produced a 100% penetrant, previously undescribed lymphatic phenotype characterized by chronic-active lymphangitis with hepatitis, splen
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Heating and Compression Bandage Treatment Is Effective for Chronic Lymphedema with Dermatolymphangioadenitis-A Case-Controlled Study.
Li K, Liu N, Yu Z, Sadigh P, Lazzeri D, Zhang YX.
Lymphatic research and biology. 2016 12;14(4)233-239.
To investigate the therapeutic effect of far infrared rays and compression bandaging in the treatment of chronic lymphedema with dermatolymphangioadenitis (DLA). Between 2005 and 2013, 106 patients with chronic lymphedema with DLA treated at the Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital were retrospectively
Filarial huge splenomegaly dramatically regressed by anti-filarial medication: A rare clinical scenario
Basu Ayan,Kumar Arvind,Manchanda Smita,Wig Naveet
Intractable & Rare Diseases Research 6(3), 215-218, 2017
… Lymphatic filariasis is a spectrum of illness and can manifest as, asymptomatic microfilaraemia, acute lymphatic filariasis (lymphangitis and lymphoedema), chronic lymphoedema, elephantiasis, hydrocele, tropical pulmonary eosinophilia and some systemic manifestations which involves joint, heart, kidney, nerve, <i>etc</i>. …
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Lymphangitis is defined as an inflammation of the lymphatic channels that occurs as a result of infection at a site distal to the channel. (See Etiology.) The lymphatic system encompasses a network of vessels, glands ...