Pus is a thick yellowish, whitish, or greenish fluid made up of dead white blood cells, dead tissues, and dead bacteria or fungi. Also called liquor puris or purulent exudate, it is produced as ...

Deep skin ulcers 10 cm in diameter on the lateral (A) and medial (B) aspects of the right leg showing raised irregular inflammatory borders and a boggy necrotic base discharging a purulent exudate.

If the diagnosis of typhoid fever is missed, as it may well be in extremely mild cases, such infected areas, which may be discharging a purulent exudate laden with E. typhosa, may be responsible ...

Understanding Purulent Drainage: Learn about the signs of a wound infection, such as pain, redness, and purulent drainage.

Researchers confirmed three exit site signs and symptoms in the final version of the scale: pain between dialysis sessions; hyperemia or redness of at least 2 cm; and abscess or purulent exudate.

Most frequently referred to as wound “drainage,” exudate is a liquid produced by the body in response to tissue damage. It bathes the wound continuously, keeping it moist, supplying nutrients ...

Examination of tissue samples revealed multiple dilated air spaces within the right lower lobe with purulent exudate and foamy macrophages.

This is particularly true with respect to the cases that are associated either with a purulent follicular exudate or with a fine pseudomembranous exudate.

Purulent drainage is a thick and milky discharge from a wound that is often a sign of an infection. Learn more about this and other types of drainage.