fulminant
adjective
ful·mi·nant
ˈfu̇l-mə-nənt 
ˈfəl-
: coming on suddenly and with great severity
fulminant disease
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Most cases are mild and readily treatable, but C. difficile has been known on rare occasions to cause severe fulminant colitis, toxic megacolon, and death.23
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Penicillins are generally considered safe during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
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Jenny Sweigard, Verywell Health, 16 Nov. 2023
Acute liver failure, also known as fulminant hepatic failure, is a rare but life-threatening condition in which the liver loses function.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 5 Sep. 2023
Vibrio, in particular, often causes fulminant infections with rapid shock and death.
—Judy Stone, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
The other possibility is a life-threatening fungal infection called acute fulminant fungal rhinosinusitis.
—Amy Marturana, SELF, 26 Dec. 2018
Jenny Sweigard, Verywell Health, 16 Nov. 2023
Acute liver failure, also known as fulminant hepatic failure, is a rare but life-threatening condition in which the liver loses function.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 5 Sep. 2023
Vibrio, in particular, often causes fulminant infections with rapid shock and death.
—Judy Stone, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
The other possibility is a life-threatening fungal infection called acute fulminant fungal rhinosinusitis.
—Amy Marturana, SELF, 26 Dec. 2018
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fulminant
adjective
ful·mi·nant
ˈfu̇l-mə-nənt, ˈfəl-
: coming on suddenly with great severity
fulminant hepatitis with total hepatocyte necrosis—C. L. Humberston et al.
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