Pyemia
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Pyemia is a condition where infected thrombi or pus circulates in the blood.
There are three types of pyemia:
- Central – the source of the infected thrombus is in the heart (bacterial endocarditis).
- Peripheral - the source is in the venous bed (thrombophlebitis DK, purulent thrombus in the rafts from mastoiditis, puerperal sepsis, osteomyelitis).
- Portal - the source is in the basin of v. portae (cholecystitis, appendicitis, diverticulitis).
Complications: septic emboli, metastatic abscess, septic infarction.
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STŘÍTESKÝ, Jan. Patologie. 1. vydání. Epava, 2001. ISBN 80-86297-06-3.
SLOVNÍK,. pyemie [online]. [cit. 2010-11-06]. <http://lekarske.slovniky.cz/pojem/pyemie>.
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