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phlegmonous

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phlegmonous
pertaining to or emanating from phlegmon.


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Other, although less common, causes of this finding include inflammatory conditions such as tuberculosis, Crohn's disease, phlegmonous pancreatitis, granulomatous enterocolitis, benign disease (such as desmoid fibroma, extramedullary hematopoiesis, and hemoperitoneum), and malignant disease entities.
Emphysematous gastritis should also be differentiated from phlegmonous gastritis, which is characterized by inflammation of the gastric wall in the absence of intraluminal gas.
Two specific forms of otitis externa are (1) erysipelas in streptococcal infection and (2) swimmer s ear with phlegmonous inflammation and perichondritis.
 
 
 
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