Lymphangitis risk factors

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Overview

Trauma, chronic disorders and infections of the skin are the common risk factors involved in the development of lymphangitis.

Risk Factors

The risk factors of lymphangitis are

  • Any trauma to the skin[1]
  • Breast cancer treatment[2]
  • Chronic skin disorders such as psoriasis or eczema[3][4]
  • Diabetes mellitus[5]
  • Human, animal, or insect bites[1]
  • Immunocompromised hosts[6]
  • Lymphedema[7]
  • Skin and soft-tissue infections[3]
  • Surgery[1]
  • Venous catheterization[8]
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nichols RL, Florman S (2001). "Clinical presentations of soft-tissue infections and surgical site infections". Clin Infect Dis. 33 Suppl 2: S84–93. doi:10.1086/321862. PMID 11486304.
  2. ↑ Ugur S, Arıcı C, Yaprak M, Mescı A, Arıcı GA, Dolay K; et al. (2013). "Risk factors of breast cancer-related lymphedema". Lymphat Res Biol. 11 (2): 72–5. doi:10.1089/lrb.2013.0004. PMC 3685313. PMID 23772716.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Stevens DL, Bisno AL, Chambers HF, Everett ED, Dellinger P, Goldstein EJ; et al. (2005). "Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of skin and soft-tissue infections". Clin Infect Dis. 41 (10): 1373–406. doi:10.1086/497143. PMID 16231249.
  4. ↑ Pearce VJ, Mortimer PS (2009). "Hand dermatitis and lymphoedema". Br J Dermatol. 161 (1): 177–80. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09080.x. PMID 19298277.
  5. ↑ Bertoni AG, Krop JS, Anderson GF, Brancati FL (2002). "Diabetes-related morbidity and mortality in a national sample of U.S. elders". Diabetes Care. 25 (3): 471–5. PMID 11874932.
  6. ↑ Brodsky JW, Seidenfeld SM, Brooks B, Shabat S (2005). "Aspergillus osteomyelitis and lymphangitis in immunocompromised patient after toenail clipping". Foot Ankle Int. 26 (7): 576–8. PMID 16045852.
  7. ↑ Vaillant L, Gironet N (2002). "[Infectious complications of lymphedema]". Rev Med Interne. 23 Suppl 3: 403s–407s. PMID 12162204.
  8. ↑ Raad II, Sabbagh MF, Rand KH, Sherertz RJ (1992). "Quantitative tip culture methods and the diagnosis of central venous catheter-related infections". Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 15 (1): 13–20. PMID 1730183.
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