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Traumatic Reticulitis (view source)
Revision as of 15:58, 9 September 2010
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The foreign object may be found in one of these abscesses, or free in the reticular lumen.
The foreign object may be found in one of these abscesses, or free in the reticular lumen.
If the[[Structure of the Heart - Anatomy & Physiology#Pericardium| pericardium]] is penetrated it becomes thickened with oedema, and purulent fluid containing fibrin clots accumulates in the sac giving a “bread and butter heart” which is classical of traumatic reticulitis.
If the[[Heart Structure - Anatomy & Physiology#Pericardium| pericardium]] is penetrated it becomes thickened with oedema, and purulent fluid containing fibrin clots accumulates in the sac giving a “bread and butter heart” which is classical of traumatic reticulitis.
[[Image:traumatic pericarditis.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Traumatic pericarditis (Courtesy of BioMed Image Archive)]]
[[Image:traumatic pericarditis.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Traumatic pericarditis (Courtesy of BioMed Image Archive)]]