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puerperal fever

or childbed fever

Infection of the female reproductive system after childbirth or abortion, with fever over 100 °F (38 °C) in the first 10 days. The inner surface of the uterus is most often infected, but lacerations of any part of the genital tract can give bacteria (often Streptococcus pyogenes) access to the bloodstream and lymphatic system to cause septicemia, cellulitis (cellular inflammation), and pelvic or generalized peritonitis. Severity varies. Puerperal fever has become very rare in developed countries but is still seen after abortions performed in unhygienic surroundings.

puerperal fever

a serious, formerly widespread, form of blood poisoning caused by infection contracted during childbirth

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puerperal fever (redirected from childbed fever)

puerperal fever

puerperal fever
(redirected from childbed fever)