The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . for the disease is MORBID CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PUERPERIUM. 729 propagated along one or more of the uterine veins, and we have special con-secutive lesions. Consecutive lesions beyond the limits of the uterus must now be already stated, these are divisible into (i) lesions due to lymphatic extension—parametritis, ovaritis, perimetritis (or benign peritonitis), and general or malig-nant peritonitis—and (2) lesions due to venous extension, which comprise thevarious types of puerpera
The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . for the disease is MORBID CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PUERPERIUM. 729 propagated along one or more of the uterine veins, and we have special con-secutive lesions. Consecutive lesions beyond the limits of the uterus must now be already stated, these are divisible into (i) lesions due to lymphatic extension—parametritis, ovaritis, perimetritis (or benign peritonitis), and general or malig-nant peritonitis—and (2) lesions due to venous extension, which comprise thevarious types of puerperal phlebitis. X. Parametritis.—This lesion is caused by propagation of the streptococcifrom the lymph spaces of the muscularis of an infected uterus and also fromextensive cervical puerperal ulcers which extend directly into the the former case the germs are propagated along the pelvic lymphatics wherethey set up a lymphangitis; while in the latter case cellulitis is the immediateresult. In the absence of natural barriers the loose tissue of the pelvis is quickly /%,.. ??^W. :<*^~*sS^,^
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