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=== Serous === | === Serous === | ||
(resembling serum) | (resembling [[serum]]) | ||
* Clear or straw colored in appearance. | * Clear or straw colored in appearance. | ||
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=== Sanguinous === | === Sanguinous === | ||
( | (contains [[blood cells]]) | ||
* | * Red drainage from [[trauma]] to a [[blood vessel]]. | ||
* This may occur with the cleaning of a wound or disturbance to [[wound]]. | * This may occur with the cleaning of a wound or disturbance to a [[wound]]. | ||
* The [[consistency]] appears thin and watery with sanguinous fluid. | * The [[consistency]] appears thin and watery with sanguinous fluid. | ||
* Discharge fluid contains [[red blood cells]], which give it its red appearance. | |||
=== Serosanguinous === | === Serosanguinous === | ||
(consisting of serum and blood) | (consisting of [[serum]] and [[blood]]) | ||
* Serosanguinous fluid appears pink due to a small number of blood cells mixing with serous drainage. | * Serosanguinous fluid appears pink due to a small number of blood cells mixing with serous drainage. | ||
* | * Thin and water-like consistency. | ||
* Serosanguinous fluid | * Serosanguinous fluid is a normal occurrence in the healing of wounds. | ||
=== Purulent === | === Purulent === | ||
( | (containing [[pus]]) | ||
* Purulent discharge is yellow, gray or green | * Purulent discharge is yellow, gray or green in color. | ||
* It results when [[infection]] | * It results when [[infection]] occurs. | ||
* The discharge fluid has infectious microbes, white cells and other inflammatory cells. | * The discharge fluid has infectious microbes, white cells and other inflammatory cells. | ||
* The volume of the | * The volume of the exudate increases with prolonged infection. | ||
=== Mucopurulent === | === Mucopurulent === | ||
(containing mucus and pus) | (containing [[mucus]] and [[pus]]) | ||
* [[Mucopurulent discharge]] is | * [[Mucopurulent discharge]] is [[pus]] with mucoid cells. | ||
* It is a whitish-yellow or yellow substance produced during [[inflammatory responses ]]of the body. | * 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 can be noticed in regions of [[pyogenic]] [[bacterial infections]]. | ||
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=== Hemorrhagic === | === Hemorrhagic === | ||
(characterized by hemorrhage) | (characterized by [[hemorrhage]]) | ||
* Hemorrhagic discharge indicates a leaking [[blood vessel]] | * Hemorrhagic discharge indicates a leaking [[blood vessel]] leaking [[blood]]. | ||
* The consistency is thicker than sanguinous fluid. | * The consistency is thicker than sanguinous fluid. | ||
* It may require | * It may require surgical methods to control [[bleeding]]. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Physical examination]] | [[Category:Physical examination]] | ||
[[Category:Symptoms]] | |||
[[Category:Signs and symptoms]] | [[Category:Signs and symptoms]] | ||
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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.