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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Lymphangitis is an inflammation of the lymphatic channels following infectious causes like [[bacteria]], [[viruses]], [[fungi]] and [[parasites]] with [[streptococcus pyogenes]] being the most common cause. It can also occur in the setting of noninfectious causes like congenital or development abnormalities, surgical procedures, malignancy, radiation, and trauma. | |||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Life Threatening Causes=== | ===Life Threatening Causes=== | ||
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. | Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. Lymphangitis most often is a sign of a worsening skin infection and the causative organism spreading into the blood and thus must be treated as such irrespective of the causes. | ||
===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
*[[Streptococcus pyogenes|Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci]] | |||
*[[Streptococcus Group A]] | |||
===Causes by Organ System=== | ===Causes by Organ System=== | ||
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| '''Iatrogenic''' | | '''Iatrogenic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Radiation]] | ||
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| '''Infectious Disease''' | | '''Infectious Disease''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Aeromonas hydrophila]], [[bacillus anthracis]], [[blastomycosis]], [[botryomycosis]], [[brugia malayi]], [[brugia timori]], [[brugia]], [[burkholderia pseudomallei]], [[coccidioidomycosis]], [[ehrlichia chaffeensis]], [[ehrlichiosis]], [[erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae]], [[erysipelothrix]], [[filariasis]], [[francisella tularensis]], [[fusobacterium nucleatum]], [[group A beta-hemolytic streptococci]], [[herpes simplex virus]], [[histoplasmosis]], [[leishmania braziliensis]], [[leishmania guyanensis]], [[leishmania major]], [[leishmania mexicana]], [[leishmania panamensis]], [[leishmania tropica]], [[leishmania]], [[leishmaniasis]], [[mycobacterium chelonae]], [[mycobacterium kansasii]], [[mycobacterium marinum]], [[mycobacterium tuberculosis]], [[nocardia]], [[nocardia asteroides]], [[nocardia brasiliensis]], [[pasteurella multocida]], [[ | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Aeromonas hydrophila]], [[bacillus anthracis]], [[blastomycosis]], [[botryomycosis]], [[brugia malayi]], [[brugia timori]], [[Brugia malayi|brugia]], [[burkholderia pseudomallei]], [[coccidioidomycosis]], [[ehrlichiosis|ehrlichia chaffeensis]], [[ehrlichiosis]], [[erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae]], [[erysipelothrix]], [[filariasis]], [[francisella tularensis]], [[fusobacterium nucleatum]], [[Streptococcus pyogenes|group A beta-hemolytic streptococci]], [[herpes simplex virus]], [[histoplasmosis]], [[leishmania|leishmania braziliensis]], [[leishmania|leishmania guyanensis]], [[leishmania|leishmania major]], [[leishmania|leishmania mexicana]], [[leishmania|leishmania panamensis]], [[leishmania|leishmania tropica]], [[leishmania]], [[leishmaniasis]], [[mycobacterium chelonae]], [[mycobacterium kansasii]], [[mycobacterium marinum]], [[mycobacterium tuberculosis]], [[nocardia]], [[nocardia|nocardia asteroides]], [[nocardia|nocardia brasiliensis]], [[pasteurella multocida]], [[peptostreptococcus]], [[Prevotellaceae|prevotella]], [[pseudomonas]], [[rat-bite fever]], [[rhodococcus equi]], [[Rickettsia|rickettsia africae]], [[Rickettsia|rickettsia sibirica mongolotimonae]], [[Rat-bite fever|spirillum minus]], [[sporothrix schenckii]], [[sporotrichosis]], [[staphylococcus aureus]], [[streptococcus pneumoniae]], [[streptococcus pyogenes]], [[Mycosis|systemic mycoses]], [[tularemia]], [[wuchereria bancrofti]] | ||
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| '''Oncologic''' | | '''Oncologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Breast cancer]], [[lung cancer]], [[lymphoma]], [[pancreas cancer], [[prostate cancer]], [[stomach cancer]] | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Breast cancer]], [[lung cancer]], [[lymphoma]], [[pancreas cancer]], [[prostate cancer]], [[stomach cancer]] | ||
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| '''Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy''' | | '''Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Contact dermatitis]], [[tuberculin | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Contact dermatitis]], [[tuberculin]] | ||
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| '''Sexual''' | | '''Sexual''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Sclerosing lymphangitis]] | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[lymphangitis|Sclerosing lymphangitis]] | ||
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| '''Trauma''' | | '''Trauma''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Sclerosing lymphangitis]] | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[lymphangitis|Sclerosing lymphangitis]] | ||
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*[[ | *[[Aeromonas hydrophila]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Bacillus anthracis]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Blastomycosis]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Botryomycosis]] | ||
*[[Breast cancer]] | |||
*[[Brugia malayi|Brugia]] | |||
*[[Brugia malayi]] | |||
*[[Brugia timori]] | |||
*[[Burkholderia pseudomallei]] | |||
*[[Coccidioidomycosis]] | |||
*[[Contact dermatitis]] | |||
*[[Crohn's disease]] | |||
*[[Ehrlichiosis|Ehrlichia chaffeensis]] | |||
*[[Ehrlichiosis]] | |||
*[[Erysipelothrix]] | |||
*[[Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae]] | |||
*[[Filariasis]] | |||
*[[Francisella tularensis]] | |||
*[[Fusobacterium nucleatum]] | |||
*[[Streptococcus pyogenes|Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci]] | |||
*[[Herpes simplex virus]] | |||
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*[[ | *[[Histoplasmosis]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Leishmania]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Leishmania|Leishmania braziliensis]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Leishmania|Leishmania guyanensis]] | ||
*[[Leishmania|Leishmania major ]] | |||
*[[Leishmania|Leishmania mexicana ]] | |||
*[[Leishmania|Leishmania panamensis]] | |||
*[[Leishmania|Leishmania tropica]] | |||
*[[Leishmaniasis]] | |||
*[[Lung cancer]] | |||
*[[Lymphoma]] | |||
*[[Mycobacterium chelonae]] | |||
*[[Mycobacterium kansasii]] | |||
*[[Mycobacterium marinum]] | |||
*[[Mycobacterium tuberculosis ]] | |||
*[[Nocardia]] | |||
*[[Nocardia|Nocardia asteroides]] | |||
*[[Nocardia|Nocardia brasiliensis]] | |||
*[[Pancreas cancer]] | |||
*[[Pasteurella multocida]] | |||
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*[[ | *[[Peptostreptococcus]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Prevotellaceae|Prevotella]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Prostate cancer]] | ||
*[[Pseudomonas ]] | |||
*[[Rat-bite fever]] | |||
*[[Rhodococcus equi]] | |||
*[[Rickettsia|Rickettsia africae]] | |||
*[[Rickettsia|Rickettsia sibirica mongolotimonae]] | |||
*[[Lymphangitis|Sclerosing lymphangitis]] | |||
*[[Rat-bite fever|Spirillum minus]] | |||
*[[Sporothrix schenckii]] | |||
*[[Sporotrichosis]] | |||
*[[Staphylococcus aureus]] | |||
*[[Stomach cancer]] | |||
*[[Streptococcus pneumoniae]] | |||
*[[Streptococcus pyogenes]] | |||
*[[Mycosis|Systemic mycoses]] | |||
*[[Tuberculin]] | |||
*[[Tularemia]] | |||
*[[Wuchereria bancrofti]] | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vendhan Ramanujam M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Lymphangitis is an inflammation of the lymphatic channels following infectious causes like bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites with streptococcus pyogenes being the most common cause. It can also occur in the setting of noninfectious causes like congenital or development abnormalities, surgical procedures, malignancy, radiation, and trauma.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. Lymphangitis most often is a sign of a worsening skin infection and the causative organism spreading into the blood and thus must be treated as such irrespective of the causes.