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**'''Rupture of an infected uterus (pyometra)''' or pyosalpinx with discharge of pus from the fimbriae of the oviducts into the abdomen.

**'''Rupture of an infected uterus (pyometra)''' or pyosalpinx with discharge of pus from the fimbriae of the oviducts into the abdomen.

**'''Rupture of an infected urinary tract'''.

**'''Rupture of an infected urinary tract'''.

*'''Septic [[Pericaditis|pericarditis]]''', which is much more common in farm animals and leads to the production of a purulent [[Pericardial Effusion|pericardial fluid]].

*'''Septic [[Pericarditis|pericarditis]]''', which is much more common in farm animals and leads to the production of a purulent [[Pericardial Effusion|pericardial fluid]].

Non-septic exudates

Non-septic exudates

*In the abdomen, '''chemical peritonitis''' induced by the prolonged presence of urine or bile will lead to the conversion of a [[Modified Transudate|modified transudate]] into an exudate.  Bile peritonitis is characterised by a distinctive green discolouration of the parietal peritoneum and abdominal organs.

*In the abdomen, '''chemical peritonitis''' induced by the prolonged presence of urine or bile will lead to the conversion of a [[Modified Transudate|modified transudate]] into an exudate.  Bile peritonitis is characterised by a distinctive green discolouration of the parietal peritoneum and abdominal organs.