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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Classification
By Clinical Course
- Acute
- Subacute
By Severity of Condition
- Mild
- Average
- Severe (with spreading to other location(s))
By Location
- Superficial
- Cutaneous
- Subcutaneous
- Interstitial tissue
- Intramuscular
- Deep
- Mediastinal
- Retroperitoneal
By Etiology
- Single
- Mixed (eg:spore and non-spore forming anaerobes)
By Pathogenesis
- Per continuitatem (through neighbouring tissues)
- Hematogenous (through non-valvular veins like venous plexus of face eg: v. pterygoideus plexus → inflamation of veins (phlebitis) → thrombus formation in veins → embolization of thrombus into sinus venousus systems)
- Odontogenous
By Exudative Character
- Purulent phlegmon
- Purulent-hemorrhagic phlegmon
- Putrefactive phlegmon
By Presence of Complications
- With complications (disturbance of mastication, ingestion, speech, cardiovascular and respiratory system, peritonitis, lymphadenitis, loss of conscious if very severe, etc)
- Without complication