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My dad woke with a redness in the arm. it looks as though it is redness along a vein in the arm that starts from the top of his hand all the way to t.

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Dr. James White answered

Specializes in Cosmetic Surgery

? phlebitis or lymph: Redness along the arm in a long streak pattern can be related to phlebitis-inflammation of the vein and/or lymphangitis-inflammation of the lymph vessels due to bacterial infection. This needs physician review. Can be a big problem with need for antibiotic therapy.

Answered 9/26/2013

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