Bacteriology: A px has a foot cut, signs of redness and swelling appear around the cut, but inside it appears a whitish substance of puss.
Is this white part a part of the inflammation?

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A px has a foot cut, signs of redness and swelling appear around the cut, but inside it appears a whitish substance of puss.
Is this white part a part of the inflammation?

H K · Accepted Answer

No, its part of the infection, the product of the fight between neutrophils and the infectious agent (antigen)

Bacteriology

A px has a foot cut, signs of redness and swelling appear around the cut, but inside it appears a whitish substance of puss. Is this white part a part of the inflammation?

No, its part of the infection, the product of the fight between neutrophils and the infectious agent (antigen)

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