Pyo Health Dictionary

A discharge of pus... pyorrhoea

This is a disorder in which large ulcerating lesions appear suddenly and dramatically in the skin. It is the result of underlying VASCULITIS. It is usually the result of in?ammatory bowel disease such as ULCERATIVE COLITIS or CROHN’S DISEASE but can be associated with RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS.... pyoderma gangrenosum

Pus forming... pyogenic

A common, noncancerous skin tumour that develops on exposed areas after minor injury. It can be removed surgically, by electrocautery, or by cryosurgery.... pyogenic granuloma

The membrane that lines and isolates abcesses.... pyogenic membrane

Broadly, any discharge of pus, but usually referring to periodontitis or Pyorrhea alveolaris, with inflammatory and degenerative conditions in the gums, jaw bone and cementum. There may be alveolar bone resorption, teeth loss and receding gums...and hefty dental and oral surgery bills. These costs may be valid, but there is some thought in some radical dental circles that there is overdiagnosis of the condition.... pyorrhea

n. a swelling caused by an accumulation of pus in a part of the body.... pyocele

n. the presence of pus in the vagina.... pyocolpos

n. an antibiotic substance produced by the bacterium *Pseudomonas aeruginosa and active principally against Gram-positive bacteria.... pyocyanin

see septic arthritis.... pyogenic arthritis

n. the presence of pus in the uterus.... pyometra

n. inflammation of the uterus, with the formation of pus.... pyometritis

n. bacterial or fungal infection of a muscle resulting in painful inflammation.... pyomyositis

n. obstruction and infection of the kidney resulting in pus formation. A kidney stone is the usual cause of the obstruction, and the kidney becomes distended by pus and destroyed by the inflammation, which extends into the kidney substance itself and sometimes into the surrounding tissues (see perinephritis). Treatment is urgent *nephrectomy under antibiotic cover.... pyonephrosis

n. pus and gas or air in the *pleural cavity. The condition can arise if gas is produced by gas-forming bacteria as part of an *empyema or if air is introduced during attempts to drain the pus from an empyema. Alternatively a *hydropneumothorax may become infected.... pyopneumothorax

n. inflammation of a Fallopian tube, with the formation of pus.... pyosalpingitis

n. inflammation of an ovary and Fallopian tube, with the formation of pus.... pyosalpingo-oophoritis

n. the accumulation of pus in a Fallopian tube.... pyosalpinx

n. the formation and discharge of pus.... pyosis

n. see empyema.... pyothorax