Category: P

A liver abscess with gas in the abscess cavity.  

A cyst enclosing pus and gas.  

Distention of the gallbladder with air and pus.  

Pus and gas accumulation in the uterus.  

Suppurative inflammation of the eye.  

Purulent inflammation of the lining of peritoneum.  

Inflammation of the kidney, suppurative in character. Inflammation of the kidney that leads to the production of pus.  

Inflammation with suppuration of the labyrinth of the ear.    

Pus and blood in the pleural cavity. The occurrence of blood and pus within the chest cavity. “Pyoid” means resembling pus.  

A microorganism that forms pus. The principal ones are Staphylococcus aureus. Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes,, Clostridium perfringens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Neisseria meningitidis. These pathogens stimulate a huge influx of neutrophils to the site. The pus is formed from dead organisms, white blood cells, and other cells destroyed during the immune response. A microorganism…