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Pus

A yellowish substance produced during bacterial inflammation. It contains necrotic cells and cells fighting the infection.
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Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyMicroscopic observation:Prid:Pt:Pus:Nom:Gram stainPurulencePus Specimen Code

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Review
2012
Review
2012
Sphenoid sinus pyocele after transsphenoidal approach for pituitary adenoma
Transsphenoidal pituitary adenoma surgery is related to a low morbidity rate. The complications that can occur are classified as… 
1990
1990
Analysis of the porphyrin content of fluorescent pus by absorption spectrophotometry and high performance liquid chromatography.
Extracts of 19 samples of pus which showed red fluorescence with ultraviolet light were screened for the presence of porphyrins… 
1988
1988
Colobronchial fistula: a late complication of appendicitis.
Colobronchial fistula is a rare occurrence, being found mostly in patients with chronic abdominal sepsis and a subphrenic abscess… 
1984
1984
A REPORT ON 40 CASES
higher incidence of Pott’s paraplegia. The overall incidence of cord compression was 42.5 per cent (17 out of 40); 13 of the 16… 
1980
1980
A quantitative model for subcutaneous abscess formation in mice.
The purpose of this experiment was to develop an experimental model of s.c. encapsulated abscesses in which abscess formation… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Interaction of Purulent Material with Antibiotics Used to Treat Pseudomonas Infections
To define factors contributing to the adverse prognosis of patients with gram-negative bacillemia and abscess formation, we… 
1973
1973
Purulent pericarditis followed by early constriction in young children.
Two young children with acute purulent pericarditis are described, and the management of this condition is discussed… 
Review
1972
Review
1972
A case of primary fibrosarcoma of the liver.
This is a report of one case of a 69 year-old feamle with primary fibrosarcoma of the liver. The patient visited to our hospital… 
1969
1969
Severe aortic stenosis produced by bacterial endocarditis.
after operation he suddenly collapsed with dyspnoea, rapid pulse, and slight cyanosis. He was treated with heparin, digoxin, and… 
1950
1950
Brain abscess and congenital heart disease.
Excerpt There is a sparsity of reports in the medical literature concerning the syndrome of brain abscess and congenital heart… 
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