purulento
Purulento is a Spanish adjective used in medical language to describe material or processes that contain or produce pus. In English, the equivalent term is purulent. The noun purulencia or purulencia describes the state of purulence. The word derives from Latin purulentus, from pus, and is commonly used in clinical notes to describe secretions, wounds, or infections that are pus-filled.
In medical contexts, purulence indicates an inflammatory response to bacterial infection; purulent exudate consists of neutrophils,
Clinical signs include localized tenderness, swelling, redness, and discharge; systemic symptoms such as fever or malaise
Management focuses on controlling infection: drainage of collections (incision and drainage) when appropriate, appropriate antibiotic therapy
See also: pus, suppuration, abscess, purulence, purulent discharge.