Within 24 hours, the skin around the puncture wound reddens, the tissue surrounding the site swells, the joint becomes extremely painful,and she loses the ability to flex the finger. At this point, she presents herself at an emergency room, where you examine her. She has a slight fever and the skin at the site of the puncture wound is warmer to touch than skin at the same site on the opposite hand. Lymph nodes in her right axilla are slightly enlarged and somewhat painful. Discuss how you used your knowledge of the cardinal signs of inflammation to distinguish this as an acute inflammatory lesion.
Acute inflammation is a vascular phenomenon.
Inflammation is a dynamic process. He has had an unsightly nevus on his right cheek, which he decides to have removed prior to his wedding. He cannot sleep with the lesion against his pillow, because of the pain, and it hurts to open his mouth widely. Unfortunately, he is without insurance and short of cash, so he tries to treat the problem himself, using hot Epsom salt compresses and aspirin. The pain begins to subside, the redness begins to diminish, and the oozing fluid becomes thicker, opaque, and reddish white.