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==Overview==
==Overview==
Some cases of nodular lymphangitis require surgical intervention besides an appropriate medical therapy.
Certain cases of nodular lymphangitis that are complicated by [[abscess]] and [[lymphedema]] require surgical intervention besides appropriate medical therapy.


==Surgery==
==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]

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]

References

  1. 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.

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