1B70.3 Ascending bacterial lymphangitis

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01


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.

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