sepsis
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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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