Lymphangitis Definition

Lymphangitis Sentence Examples

• It may be taken at first for almost any fever, particularly typhoid, or for venereal disease or lymphangitis.

• The presence of ascending lymphangitis and lymphadenopathy suggest an infectious cause.

• Cellulitis can spread in the skin and involve the lymphatic system causing lymphangitis.

• Lymphadenitis is sometimes accompanied by lymphangitis, which is the inflammation of the lymphatic vessels that connect the lymph nodes.

• If the lymphatic vessels are also infected, in a condition referred to as lymphangitis, there will be red streaks extending from the wound in the direction of the lymph nodes, throbbing pain, and high fever and/or chills.