Pyogenic infection and brain infarction are associated with:
Correct Answer: Liquefactive necrosis
Description: Liquefactive necrosis, is characterized by digestion of the dead cells, resulting in transformation of the tissue into a liquid viscous mass. It is seen in focal bacterial or occasionally, fungal infections because microbes stimulate the accumulation of leukocytes and the liberation of enzymes from these cells. The necrotic material is frequently creamy yellow because of the presence of dead leukocytes and is called pus. For unknown reasons, hypoxic death of cells within the central nervous system often manifests as liquefactive necrosis.
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