Case Study & Report

Acute lymphangitis in a preschool child: A case report

Author: Loh Huai Seng

ABSTRACT

A 3-year old preschool boy presented with a pruritic red streak at the dorsum of his right foot traveling upward from the affected site which was red and swollen. Insect sting was the more likely trigger which had caused the cellulitis and subsequently the acute lymphangitis.

Keywords: cellulitis, insect stings, lymphangitis, preschool child, streptococcal infections.

Citation: IeJSME 2012 6(2): 46-48

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56026/imu.6.2.46