title: Lymphangitis of the anterior chest wall.
abstract: Lymphangitis of the anterior chest wall in children is an unusual finding and may be a diagnostic enigma. The following case report describes a five year old boy who presented with this condition. The diagnosis was somewhat elusive until a history of an antecedent insect bite was obtained. Lymphangitis should therefore be considered in the differential diagnosis when perplexing erythematous chest wall lesions are present in children.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008205:Lymphangitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*