Tuberculous Lymphangitis of Skin.

Tuberculous ulcer of the skin.

an augmented risk, because the most effective therapy cannot be used. Although the importation of chloramphenicol-resistant S. typhi is undesirable it need not arouse alarm in Britain, because opportunities for the spread of typhoid in this country are negligible. Nevertheless, if epidemics caused by chloramphenicol-resistant S. typhi occur on a sufficiently large scale in countries of high typ...

Filarial Lymphangitis

Creeping lymphangitis.

A 35 year old man presented with a two day history of a tender rash on the right thigh. Examination showed serpiginous erythema extending from a vesiculopustule on his right thigh. Staphylococcus aureus was identified in a culture of the vesiculopustular fluid. The diagnosis of lymphangitis spreading from folliculitis was made. The patient was successfully treated with oral ampicillin. Learning...

[sclerosing Lymphangitis of the Penis].

Granulomatous lymphangitis of the penile skin as a cause of penile swelling in children.

Genital edema in children is a rare entity which is usually idiopathic and self-limiting. However, in occasional cases that required surgery at our institution the skin specimen showed granulomatous lymphangitis, suggesting a possible association with Crohn’s disease. We review our experience with 1 previously reported case1 and 2 additional cases of genital lymphedema associated with granuloma...