Lymphangitis
Lymphangiitis [lymphangiitis, lat. lympha - clean water + Greek. angeion - vessel + lat. it (word-image suffix) - inflammatory process; synonyms: lymphangitis, lymphangitis - not recommended; angioleucitis - obsolete] - inflammation of the lymphatic vessels.
Types of lymphangitis:
- purulent (purulenta) - accompanied by purulent fusion of the affected lymphatic vessel and the formation of abscesses or phlegmon in the course of its course;
- acute (acuta) - developing near the superficial focus of purulent inflammation and characterized by a pronounced increase in pathological changes;
- reticular finger (reticularis digiti; synonym: lymphatic panaritium) - manifested by inflammation of the superficial lymphatic vessels of the finger;
- serous (serosa; synonym: catarrhal lymphangitis) - characterized by hyperemia and tissue saturation with serous exudate along the affected vessel;
- reticular (reticularis; synonyms: capillary lymphangitis, reticular lymphangitis) - proceeding with the defeat of small vessels; it is expressed in the form of a sharp hyperemia of the skin, in some cases with a mesh pattern;
- stem (truncalis; synonym: truncular lymphangitis) - leading to damage to large vessels; characterized by skin hyperemia in the form of stripes running from the focus of inflammation to the regional lymph nodes;
- chronic (chronica) - long-term and characterized by blockage of deep lymphatic vessels, causing the development of edema; is the cause of elephantiasis.
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