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==Overview== | |||
Discharge is an exudate draining from the wounds. It can be internal or external. It is formed from the serum. | == Overview == | ||
==Classification== | |||
===Serous=== | Discharge is an [[exudate]] draining from the [[wounds]]. It can be internal or external. It is formed from the [[serum]]. | ||
===Sanguinous=== | |||
===Serosanguinous=== | == Classification == | ||
===Purulent=== | |||
===Mucopurulent=== | === Serous === | ||
===Hemorrhagic=== | (resembling [[serum]]) | ||
==References== | |||
* Clear or straw colored in appearance. | |||
* Arises from protein and fluid in the tissue. | |||
* Supports the healing process and contains [[protein]], [[electrolytes]], [[sugar]] and [[white cells]]. | |||
* Occurs as a normal process of [[healing]]. | |||
=== Sanguinous === | |||
(contains [[blood cells]]) | |||
* Red drainage from [[trauma]] to a [[blood vessel]]. | |||
* This may occur with the cleaning of a wound or disturbance to a [[wound]]. | |||
* The [[consistency]] appears thin and watery with sanguinous fluid. | |||
* Discharge fluid contains [[red blood cells]], which give it its red appearance. | |||
=== Serosanguinous === | |||
(consisting of [[serum]] and [[blood]]) | |||
* Serosanguinous fluid appears pink due to a small number of blood cells mixing with serous drainage. | |||
* Thin and water-like consistency. | |||
* Serosanguinous fluid is a normal occurrence in the healing of wounds. | |||
=== Purulent === | |||
(containing [[pus]]) | |||
* Purulent discharge is yellow, gray or green in color. | |||
* It results when [[infection]] occurs. | |||
* The discharge fluid has infectious microbes, white cells and other inflammatory cells. | |||
* The volume of the exudate increases with prolonged infection. | |||
=== Mucopurulent === | |||
(containing [[mucus]] and [[pus]]) | |||
* [[Mucopurulent discharge]] is [[pus]] with mucoid cells. | |||
* It is a whitish-yellow or yellow substance produced during [[inflammatory responses ]]of the body. | |||
* It can be noticed in regions of [[pyogenic]] [[bacterial infections]]. | |||
* It consists of a thin, [[protein]]-rich fluid, known as liquor puris, and dead [[neutrophils]] (white blood cells), which are part of the body's [[innate immune response]]. | |||
=== Hemorrhagic === | |||
(characterized by [[hemorrhage]]) | |||
* Hemorrhagic discharge indicates a leaking [[blood vessel]] leaking [[blood]]. | |||
* The consistency is thicker than sanguinous fluid. | |||
* It may require surgical methods to control [[bleeding]]. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Discharge is an exudate draining from the wounds. It can be internal or external. It is formed from the serum.
Classification
Serous
(resembling serum)
- Clear or straw colored in appearance.
- Arises from protein and fluid in the tissue.
- Supports the healing process and contains protein, electrolytes, sugar and white cells.
- Occurs as a normal process of healing.
Sanguinous
(contains blood cells)
- Red drainage from trauma to a blood vessel.
- This may occur with the cleaning of a wound or disturbance to a wound.
- The consistency appears thin and watery with sanguinous fluid.
- Discharge fluid contains red blood cells, which give it its red appearance.
Serosanguinous
(consisting of serum and blood)
- Serosanguinous fluid appears pink due to a small number of blood cells mixing with serous drainage.
- Thin and water-like consistency.
- Serosanguinous fluid is a normal occurrence in the healing of wounds.
Purulent
(containing pus)
- Purulent discharge is yellow, gray or green in color.
- It results when infection occurs.
- The discharge fluid has infectious microbes, white cells and other inflammatory cells.
- The volume of the exudate increases with prolonged infection.
Mucopurulent
- Mucopurulent discharge is pus with mucoid cells.
- It is a whitish-yellow or yellow substance produced during inflammatory responses of the body.
- It can be noticed in regions of pyogenic bacterial infections.
- It consists of a thin, protein-rich fluid, known as liquor puris, and dead neutrophils (white blood cells), which are part of the body's innate immune response.
Hemorrhagic
(characterized by hemorrhage)
- Hemorrhagic discharge indicates a leaking blood vessel leaking blood.
- The consistency is thicker than sanguinous fluid.
- It may require surgical methods to control bleeding.