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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Autopsy]]. | *[[Autopsy]]. | ||
*[[Pericardium]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 06:58, 5 May 2015
An effusion is an abnormal fluid collection.
They can be grouped the following way:[1]
| Type | Appearance | Clinical | Image |
| Serous | clear | transudate (???) | [1][2] |
| Serosaginous | somewhat cloudy | serous + blood | image |
| Serofibrinous | appearance ??? | clinical ??? | [2][3] |
| Purulent | opaque/yellow | infection (implies presence of PMNs); called empyema in plural space |
image? |
![[1]](http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/jpeg3/PERI184.jpg){kind=link}
![[2]](http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/jpeg5/CV045.jpg){kind=link}
See also
References
- ↑ Klatt, Edward C. (2006). Robbins and Cotran Atlas of Pathology (1st ed.). Saunders. pp. 136. ISBN 978-1416002741.
- ↑ URL: http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/INFLHTML/INFL062.html. Accessed on: 13 November 2010.
- ↑ URL: http://www.sciencesway.com/vb/showthread.php?p=67288. Accessed on: 13 November 2010.