Pathological Anatomy. Atlas of Macroscopic Specimens - Part 1. General Pathological Processes - A. M. Romaniuk 2016
Morphology of inflammation and immunopathological processes
Purulent meningitis
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Purulent meningitis
The specimen shows a Brain with deposits of greyish purulent exudate On the surface of the Meninges. This is an example of exudative inflammation (fibrinous and purulent). Consequences: purulent meningitis is often fatal or may result in Organization with meningeal fibrosis and impaired CEREBROSPINAL FLUID Circulation.
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