Lymphangitis - Revision history

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Disposition

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	==Disposition==		==Disposition==
			*Depends on underlying cause.
			*Does not require admission, per se, but increases its chances as a sign of infection potentially spreading systemically

	==See Also==		==See Also==

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			''Not to be confused with [[lymphadenitis]].
	==Background==		==Background==

	*Inflammation of deep dermal/subdermal lymphatic channels		*Inflammation of deep dermal/subdermal lymphatic channels
	*Usually due to inoculation of skin flora through wound or [[cellulitis]]		*Usually due to inoculation of skin flora through wound or [[cellulitis]]

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References

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	==Background==		==Background==
	~~[[File:Hand and forearm lymphangitis.JPG\|thumb\|]]~~
	*Inflammation of deep dermal/subdermal lymphatic channels		*Inflammation of deep dermal/subdermal lymphatic channels
	*Usually due to inoculation of skin flora through wound or [[cellulitis]]		*Usually due to inoculation of skin flora through wound or [[cellulitis]]
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	==Clinical Features==		==Clinical Features==
			[[File:CellulitisJmh649.jpg\|thumb\|Forearm lymphangitis due to cellulitis of the hand]]
			[[File:Hand and forearm lymphangitis.JPG\|thumb\|Another example of lymphangitis]]
	*Pain		*Pain
	*[[Fever]]		*[[Fever]]

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	==Background==		==Background==
			[[File:Hand and forearm lymphangitis.JPG\|thumb\|]]
	*Inflammation of deep dermal/subdermal lymphatic channels		*Inflammation of deep dermal/subdermal lymphatic channels
	*Usually due to inoculation of skin flora through wound or cellulitis		*Usually due to inoculation of skin flora through wound or [[cellulitis]]
	*Non-infectious lymphangitis much less common, typically due to malignancy		*Non-infectious lymphangitis much less common, typically due to malignancy

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References

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Clinical Features

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	==Clinical Features==		==Clinical Features==
	*Pain		*Pain
	*Fever		*[[Fever]]
	*Streaking erythema		*Streaking [[erythema]]
	*Tenderness to palpation		*Tenderness to palpation
	*+/- tender lymphadenopathy		*+/- tender [[lymphadenopathy]]

	==Differential Diagnosis==		==Differential Diagnosis==
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	==Evaluation==		==Evaluation==
			*Clinical diagnosis

	==Management==		==Management==
	*Depends on underlying case, but usually IV antibiotics, fluids, analgesia		*Depends on underlying case, but usually IV [[antibiotics]], fluids, [[analgesia]]

	==Disposition==		==Disposition==

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Differential Diagnosis

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 ==Differential Diagnosis==
-*[[Skin and Soft Tissue Infection]]
+{{SSTI DDX}}
 ==Evaluation==

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*[[Skin and ~~Soft Tissue Infection~~]]		*[[Skin and soft tissue infections]]

	==External Links==		==External Links==