Lymphangitis surgery
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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]Vishal Devarkonda, M.B.B.S[3]
Overview
Certain cases of nodular lymphangitis that are complicated by abscess and lymphedema require surgical intervention besides appropriate medical therapy.
Surgery
Certain conditions such as lymphangitis following localized swimming pool granulomas, lymphangitis associated with abscess and lymphangitis associated with lymphedema following significant lymphatic obstruction may require surgical intervention besides an appropriate medical therapy.[1] [2]
References
- ↑ Garfein ES, Borud LJ, Warren AG, Slavin SA (2008). "Learning from a lymphedema clinic: an algorithm for the management of localized swelling". Plast Reconstr Surg. 121 (2): 521–8. doi:10.1097/01.prs.0000297635.33874.a5. PMID 18300971.
- ↑ lymphanitis Mandell, GERALD L. "Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's." Principles and practice of infectious diseases 7 (1995) Accessed on October 12,2016