Gangrene legkogo – status and sputum

Gangrene legkogo (extensive necrosis of the lung tissue, with no clear boundaries) characterized by the release of large amounts of phlegm grayish-brownish mixed with blood and pronounced putrid odor. When you are standing in it as well, as in lung abscess, formed by three layers.

Microscopic examination of the lower layer of mucus found detritus from disrupted leukocytes with small droplets of fat, carbon pigment, hemosiderin, fatty acid crystals, and small pieces of necrotic - elastic and collagen fibers and crystals gematoidina. Bacteriological examination reveals abundant flora, composed of various microorganisms and anaerobic cocci.

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