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What is a pseudomembrane?

What is a pseudomembrane? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (medicine) A layer which resembles a membrane, especially one forming over a mucosal surface. [from 19th c.]
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From the Greek diphthera, diphtheria is named for the tough pseudomembrane that forms in the patient's throat.
Clostridium difficile infection can often be identified endoscopically and histologically by its characteristic pseudomembrane formation.
While in some epidemics infection is mild and rarely fatal, in others it is characterized by wide extension of the pseudomembrane and tends to attack the larynx.
In extreme cases, an extensive pseudomembrane developed adjacent to the membranous layer of the cuticle.
Lesions, in jejunum and ileum, are focal-to-confluent, often with a tightly adhered pseudomembrane, and hemorrhage is uncommon.
The ulcer had dense infiltrates with a pseudomembrane.

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