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  2. Pus - Wikipedia

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    Pus is an exudate, typically white-yellow, yellow, or yellow-brown, formed at the site of inflammation during infections, regardless of cause. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] An accumulation of pus in an enclosed tissue space is known as an abscess , whereas a visible collection of pus within or beneath the epidermis is known as a pustule , pimple or spot.

  3. Necrosis - Wikipedia

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    The necrotic liquid mass is frequently creamy yellow due to the presence of dead leukocytes and is commonly known as pus. [7] Hypoxic infarcts in the brain presents as this type of necrosis, because the brain contains little connective tissue but high amounts of digestive enzymes and lipids, and cells therefore can be readily digested by their ...

  4. Exudate - Wikipedia

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    This kind of exudate is consistent with more severe infections, and is commonly referred to as pus. Fibrinous exudate is composed mainly of fibrinogen and fibrin. It is characteristic of rheumatic carditis, but is seen in all severe injuries such as strep throat and bacterial pneumonia. Fibrinous inflammation is often difficult to resolve due ...

  5. Liquefactive necrosis - Wikipedia

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    Often it is associated with focal bacterial or fungal infections, and can also manifest as one of the symptoms of an internal chemical burn. [2] In liquefactive necrosis, the affected cell is completely digested by hydrolytic enzymes , resulting in a soft, circumscribed lesion consisting of pus and the fluid remains of necrotic tissue.

  6. Infection - Wikipedia

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    An infection is the invasion of tissues by pathogens, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agent and the toxins they produce. [1] An infectious disease, also known as a transmissible disease or communicable disease, is an illness resulting from an infection.

  7. Staphylococcus aureus - Wikipedia

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    Staphylococcus aureus infections can spread through contact with pus from an infected wound, skin-to-skin contact with an infected person, and contact with objects used by an infected person such as towels, sheets, clothing, or athletic equipment.

  8. Ulcer (dermatology) - Wikipedia

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    Purulent, seen in infected ulcer. Yellow creamy discharge is observed in staphylococcal infection; bloody opalescent discharge in streptococcal infection, while greenish discharge is seen in the case of Pseudomonas infection. Bloody (sanguineous), usually seen in malignant ulcers and in healing ulcers with healthy granulation tissue; Seropurulent

  9. Diabetic foot infection - Wikipedia

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    Diabetic foot infection is any infection of the foot in a diabetic person. [2] The most frequent cause of hospitalization for diabetic patients is due to foot infections. [ 3 ] Symptoms may include pus from a wound, redness, swelling, pain, warmth, tachycardia , or tachypnea. [ 4 ]