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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...

Lymphangitis after tuberculin test.

After Mantoux testing with purified protein derivative (PPD) equivalent to 5 tuberculin units (TU), a 28 yr old man developed extensive erythema, induration and proximal lymphangitis. This is the only such case observed after Mantoux testing in approximately 500,000 subjects during 10 yrs in the Greek Army.

Carcinomatous lymphangitis mimicking pulmonary thromboembolism.

A 41-year-old woman was admitted with rapidly worsening dyspnea. Echocardiography disclosed interventricular septal flattening and a markedly decreased left ventricle, although left ventricular contraction remained normal. Computed tomography of the chest demonstrated slightly dilated main pulmonary arteries and fine reticulonodular densities in the lung. Examination of a transbronchial lung bi...

[sclerosing Lymphangitis of the Penis].