Yellow sputum- Presence of leukocytes
Green sputum - Due to stagnation of sputum, liberation of green enzyme- Verdoperoxidase or myeloperoxidase
Yellow and green- usually due to infection, can be occasionally seen in early morning sputum in chronic bronchitis (due to nocturnal accumulation)
Rusty sputum- pneumococcal pneumonia
Anchovy sauce- Ruptured amebic abscess
Meloptysis(black sputum)- Necrotic massive fibrosis of Coal miners
Reg- Crofton and Douglas
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