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Charges were never brought against Whitehead, but doctors at the time did believe Houdini's peritonitis was the result of those punches.
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
On this day in 1922: Fascist leader Benito Mussolini was sworn in as prime minister of Italy by King Victor Emmanuel III.
1926: Magician and escape artist Harry Houdini, aka Erik Weisz, died of peritonitis from a ruptured appendix in Detroit.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
This may increase the risk of urinary tract infections (UTIs), respiratory infections, bacterial skin infections, peritonitis, and, in severe cases, septicemia and sepsis.
—Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Some enterococci, of which there are more than 50 different species, are also linked with more serious diseases like endocarditis and peritonitis.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 2 July 2024
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
On this day in 1922: Fascist leader Benito Mussolini was sworn in as prime minister of Italy by King Victor Emmanuel III.
1926: Magician and escape artist Harry Houdini, aka Erik Weisz, died of peritonitis from a ruptured appendix in Detroit.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
This may increase the risk of urinary tract infections (UTIs), respiratory infections, bacterial skin infections, peritonitis, and, in severe cases, septicemia and sepsis.
—Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Some enterococci, of which there are more than 50 different species, are also linked with more serious diseases like endocarditis and peritonitis.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 2 July 2024
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“Peritonitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peritonitis. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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peritonitis
noun
peri·to·ni·tis
ˌper-ət-ᵊn-ˈīt-əs 
: inflammation of the peritoneum
Medical Definition
peritonitis
noun
peri·to·ni·tis
ˌper-ət-ᵊn-ˈīt-əs
: inflammation of the peritoneum
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