Application of too irritating dressings, occlusion of grounds by plugging, both tend to encourage its appearance. Vexatious explorations open up a passage to streptococci. The wound becomes dry during the progress of the lymphangitis. There is fever, and the general condition is had. Diffuse abscesses, secondary haemorrhage, and sphacelus, are among the consequences.
Isolation is important.
In cases of lymphangitis and of erysipelas, Souligoux first washes the limb, then rubs it with a soft brush, removes the soap with alcohol, and finally applies a dressing of cotton-wool soaked in ether, which is changed when necessary. He has nothing but praise for this treatment. This is rare. We have already observed some cases of it during the present war following wounds by shell fragments. Metastatic abscesses, both articular and parenchymatous.