Brown lochia

Japanese: 褐色悪露 - かっしょくおろ
Brown lochia

…Up until 12 hours after delivery, the lochia is pure blood and in large quantities, but on the second or third day of the puerperium, the blood components decrease and the lochia becomes plasmatic, appearing dark red. On the fourth to ninth day of the puerperium, the lochia is called brown lochia, and the blood components decrease further, appearing brown due to discoloration of the hemoglobin. From the tenth day onwards, the red blood cell components decrease further, the white blood cells increase, and the lochia becomes yellow and creamy, and is called white lochia or yellow lochia. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "brown lochia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…分娩後12時間までは純血液性で量も多いが,産褥2,3日では,血液成分が減り血漿性となり,暗赤色を呈する。産褥4~9日目のものは褐色悪露といい,血液成分はさらに減少し,血色素の変色によって褐色を呈する。10日目以降になると,赤血球成分はさらに減少し,白血球が増加して黄色クリーム様となり,白色悪露または黄色悪露といわれる。…

※「褐色悪露」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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