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What Is It/ |
How Is It Recognized/ |
Is Massage indicated |
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Condition Name |
What Are They? |
How Are They Recognized? |
or Contraindicated? |
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Lymphangitis
is an infection |
Lymphangitis
includes all the signs |
Massage
is systemically contrain- |
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of
lymph capillaries. If it |
of
local infection: pain, heat, red- |
dicated
for lymphangitis until |
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proceeds
to the nodes, it is |
ness,
swelling. It also often shows |
the
infection has been com- |
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called
lymphadenitis. If it |
red
streaks from the site of infec- |
pletely
eradicated. |
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travels
past the lymphatic |
tion
running toward the nearest |
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system,
it is called blood |
lymph
nodes. |
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poisoning
(septicemia), and |
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it
can be life threatening. |
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