mandibular, inguinal and other places, the local nodes swollen hard as a nucleus, tired strings, sometimes ulcerated pus, accompanied by hot flashes, night sweats and other manifestations.
Tuberculosis of lymph nodes is most common in children and adolescents. Before the onset of disease may have a history of consumption. In the early stage, the lymph nodes are as big as a fingertip, only one or several of different sizes, the skin color is unchanged, firm when pressed, and can be moved by pushing and touching, and there is no heat and no pain. In the middle stage, the lumps increase in size, the nuclei of the skin adhere to each other and merge into a block, which is immovable when pushed, and gradually feel pain, such as the color of the skin gradually turns dark red, and there is a slight fluctuating sensation when pressed, i.e., the internal pus has been formed. Later, the lump broke, pus clear and thin, with caseous necrosis, sores were submerged (empty shell), surrounded by purple, the disease is often this healing and then ulcerated, can form a sinus tract or fistula
Lymphangitis secondary to other purulent infections foci, by the causative organisms along the lymphatic ducts invade lymph nodes caused by the common neck, armpits and inguinal area. It belongs to the category of "phlegm poison" in Chinese medicine, including neck carbuncle, axillary carbuncle and crotch carbuncle in Chinese medicine.
Lymphatic inflammation is often felt by the wind, heat, dampness and toxicity of the six evils, or there is heat in the internal organs, but also through the gold edge of the trauma or abrasion of the skin infected with poisonous evils, or wantonly eat paste nest thick taste, internal dampness, heat and fire, resulting in the gas and blood are poisonous evil stuffed in the skin between the flesh, and then refined into phlegm, phlegm and toxicity mutual obstruction, lumps and swollen. If wind-poison, phlegm and fire attack upward, it will be issued as "neck carbuncle", if the liver and stomach accumulate heat cohesion, it will be issued as "armpit carbuncle", if the liver and gallbladder diffuse heat downstream, it will be issued as "crotch and abdomen carbuncle".