Linfangitis - Treatment

Tratamiento:

La linfangitis puede diseminarse en cuestión de horas, por lo que el tratamiento debe comenzarse rápidamente.

El tratamiento puede abarcar:

Analgésicos para controlar el dolor.
Antibióticos para tratar cualquier infección.
Medicamentos antinflamatorios para reducir la inflamación y el edema.
Compresas húmedas y calientes para reducir la inflamación y el dolor.

Se puede necesitar cirugía para drenar un absceso.

Pronóstico:

El tratamiento oportuno con antibióticos generalmente lleva a una recuperación completa; sin embargo, la desaparición de la inflamación puede tardar semanas o incluso meses. El tiempo que se demora la recuperación depende de la causa.

Posibles complicaciones:

Absceso
Celulitis (una infección de la piel)
Sepsis (una infección general o del torrente sanguíneo)

Cuándo contactar a un profesional médico:

Consulte con el médico o acuda al servicio de urgencias si tiene síntomas de linfangitis.

Reviewed last on: 6/9/2011
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Pasternack MS, Swartz MN. Lymphadenitis and lymphangitis. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2009:chap 92.

Stevens DL. Streptococcal infections. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 312.

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