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==Fluids==

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===Serous===

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===[[Serous Inflammation]]===

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* Serous fluids are formed due to mild vascular injury in an organ or in vessels underlying a

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~~surface.~~

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* The fluid is clear to cloudy fluid.

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** Little protein is present.

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* Examples:[[Image:hand burn injury.jpg|right|thumb|150px|<small><center>'''Burn injury'''. (Courtesy of T. Scase)</center></small>]]

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** Vesicles of the skin.

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** Many inflammations in joints.

===Catarrhal===

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* Colour varies from cloudy to pinkish.

* This form of exudation is essentially a shedding of epithelium containing many mucus cells, neutrophils, some RBCs, and flecks of fibrin.

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* Common in mild forms of rhinitis, tracheitis, bronchitis, gastritis and enteritis.

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===Fibrinous===

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** Common in the lungs and on serous surfaces.

* In hollow organs the fluid may coagulate to form casts of the lumen.

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* Fibrin will peel off from the underlying tissue without causing damage to it.

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===Diptheritic===

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* This is a severe acute to peracute inflammation in which haemorrhage is the main component.

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* Seen in the lymph nodes, lungs and intestine in severe inflammation.

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===Purulent===

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*** A local connective tissue response attempting to wall off the purulent irritant from nearby normal tissue.

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