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sepsis

[sep-sis] / ˈsɛp sɪs /


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Elle had developed quinsy, external - a complication of tonsillitis where a pus-filled abscess grows between your tonsils and the wall of your throat - which turned into sepsis, external.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Paul's strokes were brought on by a sepsis infection, which he caught after cutting his thumb at work.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

In March, Hilton was hospitalized for severe sepsis for 21 days.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

In March, Hilton was hospitalized in Las Vegas with severe sepsis for 21 days.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

The doctor told my mother that if I had remained in Africa another day or two, the infection would have spread through my body, causing sepsis.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince




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