a swollen, red, and painful mass affecting bodily tissue that may progress to abscess
The patient was suffering from a 'phlegmon', a skin inflammation.
Examples of 'phlegmon' in a sentence
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Imaging may reveal a phlegmon, perforation, bowel wall thickening, or nonspecific inflammatory changes.
John D. Horton, George E. Black IV, Mauricio A. Escobar Jr. 2017, 'Interval laparoscopic ileocecectomy in a child with cecal diverticulitis', Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reportshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576616302184. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A gluteal phlegmon induced after intramuscular injections was identified and surgically treated.
Arbune Manuela, Tercu Loredana 2016, 'Nosocomial Staphylococcal Toxic Shock. Case Report', The Journal of Critical Care Medicinehttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/jccm.2016.2.issue-3/jccm-2016-0020/jccm-2016-0020.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The presentation of an intra-abdominal phlegmon or abscess with or without an associated fistula has traditionally required surgical intervention.
Andrew S. Day, Stephanie C. Brown 2017, 'The Adjunctive Role of Nutritional Therapy in the Management of Phlegmon in Two Childrenwith Crohn's Disease', Frontiers in Pediatricshttp://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2017.00199/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Known complications of diverticulitis include formation of phlegmon, fistula, bowel obstruction, bleeding, perforation, and colonic abscess.
Andrew Little, Andy Culver 2012, 'Right-Sided Sigmoid Diverticular Perforation', Western Journal of Emergency Medicinehttp://escholarship.org/uc/item/5dv0861t. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A study group of 15 patients with acute appendicitis complicated with an abscess or phlegmon underwent conservative treatment.
J. M. Aranda-Narváez, A. J. González-Sánchez, N. Marín-Camero, C. Montiel-Casado,P. López-Ruiz, B. Sánchez-Pérez, A. Álvarez-Alcalde, C. P. Ramírez-Plaza, J. Santoyo-Santoyo 2010, 'Conservative approach versus urgent appendectomy in surgical management of acute appendicitiswith abscess or phlegmon Resultados del tratamiento conservador inicial y de la cirugíaurgente en la apendicitis aguda evolucionada', Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivashttp://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082010001100005. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Surgical exploration of the flank revealed infectious disintegration of the renal parenchyma into a large phlegmon.
Kevin Koo, Elias S. Hyams 2017, 'Emphysematous Pyelonephritis with Renal Artery Pseudoaneurysm', Urology Case Reportshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442017300700. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Frequently there were several diagnoses for a patient, e.g., gangrene, phlegmon and ulcer of a lower extremity.
Vilius Petrėtis, Audrius Gradauskas, Jonas Činčikas 2003, 'Diabetinė pėda: epidemiologija, klasifikacija, simptomatika', Lietuvos Chirurgijahttp://www.journals.vu.lt/lietuvos-chirurgija/article/view/2417. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)