Phlegmon and numbness for those who do not know Phlegmon-stiffness is a pathological condition in which the lymphatic vessels in the area of edema become inflamed (phlegmon edema), inside which pus accumulates. Streaks fester in inflammatory diseases - such as cellulite or lymphadenitis. Less commonly, cellulitis can be life-threatening, causing general infection of the body. Cellulitis is most often caused by skin and ear infections. This condition is treated by a surgeon or phlebologist. When a person develops a numbness during sleep or rest, this indicates a dangerous development of the disease. The occurrence of phlegmon always indicates inflammatory diseases. So treatment of phlegmon should be carried out immediately after determining the cause of its occurrence. Streak is an accumulation of pus in the lymphatic vessels and nodes, which leads to the spread of the process to all their branches, to general damage to the body. It is characterized by inflammatory swelling of the lymph nodes and surrounding tissues. The swelling can form over several days or even months. The resulting swelling develops into a lump, which a person discovers by chance, perhaps simply by feeling a small lump or dimple closer to the surface of the skin. As soon as you put light pressure on such a lump at some stage, severe pain will appear and part or all of the lump will become sharply inflamed. Doctors call this stage “phlegmon of swelling.” If time is lost, the patient needs emergency medical care. Otherwise, death is possible.