A complication of a focal acute pyogenic bacterial infection in which the draining lymphatics become red, inflamed and tender as the result of ascending infection. It is most commonly caused by Streptococcus pyogenes.
Also indexed as
Ascending bacterial lymphangitisAscending bacterial lymphangitis due to Staphylococcus aureusAscending bacterial lymphangitis due to Streptococcus pyogenesacute bacterial lymphangitisacute lymphangitis
Nearby in Bacterial cellulitis, erysipelas or lymphangitis