Background: Purulent pericarditis is an infectious condition characterized by purulent pericardial effusion. Case presentation: In this case report, we present a 60-year-old male admitted with ...

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Most recently Watson 2 reported 45 cases of bacteriologically proved purulent neonatal meningitis that he had collected from two large children's hospitals over a five-year period.

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BACKGROUND Airway inflammation, with recruitment of neutrophils to the airway lumen, results in purulent secretions and a variety of potential adverse consequences for patients with chronic bronchitis ...

Purulent rhinorrhea is often interpreted in clinical practice as indicative of bacterial infection and need for antibiotic use. 60, 61 However, evidence of this association is limited.

Expectoration of large amounts of purulent and foul-smelling sputum is strongly suggestive of bronchiectasis with superadded bacterial infection.

Protracted bacterial bronchitis is a common cause of persistent, wet cough in pre-school children. The condition has been described relatively recently, and knowledge of the diagnosis may be an aid to ...