May be infectious or noninfectio...
Trauma to skin, cut, abrasion, or fungal infection
Erythematous streaks that can spread within a few hours (3)
Systemic symptoms:
Malaise
Fever and chills
Loss of appetite
Headache
Muscle a...
Hot, moist compresses to affected area
Compression garments and weight loss may help lymphedema.
Abstinence from sexual activity for sclerosing lymphangitis
Treat comm...
Elevate affected area
48-hour follow-up to ensure improvement
Work up recurrent lymphangitis to ascertain underlying cause (other infectious organism, anatomic abno...
Babu AK, Krishnan P, Andezuth DD. Sclerosing lymphangitis of penis—literature review and report of 2 cases. Dermatol Online J. 2014;20(7):13030/q...
I89.1 Lymphangitis
L03.91 Acute lymphangitis, unspecified
N48.29 Other inflammatory disorders of penis
B74.0 Filariasis due to Wuchereria bancrofti
B74.1 Filariasis due to Brugia malayi
B74.2 Fi...
Lymphangitis classically presents with erythematous linear streaks of the skin from site of entry (e.g., bite, cut, abrasion) to regional lymph nodes.
Patients with prior surgical lymph...
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