| proliferative choroiditis | The dense scar tissue produced by severe choroiditis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| suppurative choroiditis | Purulent inflammation of the choroid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diffuse choroiditis | A widespread exudative inflammation of the choroid, with progressive resolution of older lesions as new ones occur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| disseminated choroiditis | Chronic inflammation of the choroid, with multiple isolated foci. (05 Mar 2000) |
| juxtapupillary choroiditis | Choroiditis adjacent to the optic disk. (05 Mar 2000) |
| exudative choroiditis | A circumscribed inflammation of the choroid, often with multiple lesions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purulent | <microbiology> Consisting of or containing pus, associated with the formation of or caused by pus. Origin: L. Purulentus (18 Nov 1997) |
| purulent conjunctivitis | A violently acute inflammation of the conjunctiva, with copious pus and a marked tendency for corneal involvement. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purulent cyclitis | Suppurative inflammation of the ciliary body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purulent encephalitis | Encephalitis of bacterial aetiology. Synonym: encephalitis pyogenica, purulent encephalitis, suppurative encephalitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purulent inflammation | An acute exudative inflammation in which the accumulation of polymorphonuclear leukocytes is sufficiently great that their enzymes cause liquefaction of the affected tissues, focally or diffusely; the purulent exudate is frequently termed pus, and consists of plasma and its constituents, end products of the enzymatic digestion of tissue, degenerated and necrotic cells and their debris, polymorphonuclear leukocytes and other white blood cells, the causal agent of the inflammation, etc. Synonym: suppurative inflammation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purulent ophthalmia | Purulent conjunctivitis, usually of gonorrhoeal origin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purulent pericarditis | Pericarditis, usually bacterial, with pus in the sac. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purulent pleurisy | Pleurisy with empyema. Synonym: suppurative pleurisy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purulent pneumonia | Pneumonia caused by an organism that produces pus, implying that there can be destruction of lung tissue with permanent changes; usually sputum contains pus. Staphylococci, haemolytic streptococci, and Friedlander's bacillus are typical causes, as opposed to Streptococcus pneumoniae, which is rarely a cause of purulent pneumonia. (05 Mar 2000) |