A 22-year-old woman had a severe infection under the lateral edge of the nail of her right index finger. On examination, a series of red lines were seen to extend up the back of the hand and around to the front of the forearm and arm, up to the armpit.
-The following statements concerning this patient are probably correct except which?
A) Palpation of the right armpit revealed the presence of several tender enlarged lymph nodes (lymphadenitis) .
B) The red lines were caused by the superficial lymphatic vessels in the arm, which were red and inflamed (lymphangitis) and could be seen through the skin.
C) Lymph from the right arm entered the bloodstream through the thoracic duct.
D) Infected lymph entered the lymphatic capillaries from the tissue spaces.
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