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peritonitis
Sign in to saveAlso known as Retractile mesenteritis, Retractile mesenteritis (disorder), acute generalized peritonitis, acute generalized peritonitis (disorder), primary bacterial peritonitis (disorder), sclerosing mesenteritis, primary bacterial peritonitis, peritoneum inflammation
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Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Peritonitis
- Medical condition (new).image
- Tuberculous peritonitis (6544825621).jpg
- Medical condition (new).caption
- Peritonitis from tuberculosis
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- Surgical abdomen, acute abdomen
- Medical condition (new).field
- Emergency medicine, general surgery
- Medical condition (new).symptoms
- Severe pain, swelling of the abdomen, fever
- Medical condition (new).complications
- Sepsis (sepsis is likely if not quickly treated), shock, acute respiratory distress syndrome
- Medical condition (new).onset
- Sudden
- Medical condition (new).types
- Primary, secondary, tertiary, generalized, localized
- Medical condition (new).causes
- Perforation of the intestinal tract, pancreatitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, cirrhosis, ruptured appendix
- Medical condition (new).risks
- Ascites, peritoneal dialysis
- Medical condition (new).diagnosis
- Examination, blood tests, medical imaging
- Medical condition (new).treatment
- Antibiotics, intravenous fluids, pain medication, surgery
- Medical condition (new).frequency
- Relatively common
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Research
217,609 papers- [Sclerosing peritonitis].ReviewJournal de chirurgie · 2005Dutranoy JC, Molle GDOI: 10.1016/s0021-7697(05)80854-3
- Peritonitis: pathophysiology and local defense mechanisms.ReviewHepato-gastroenterology · 1997Heemken R, Gandawidjaja L, Hau T
- Surgical peritonitis in patients on peritoneal dialysis.ReviewPeritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis · 2008Shrestha BM, Brown P, Wilkie M
- The histophysiology and pathophysiology of the peritoneum.ReviewTissue & cell · 2017van Baal JO, Van de Vijver KK, Nieuwland R et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2016.11.004
- [Tuberculous peritonitis. 'Forgotten' disease].Khirurgiia · 2018Plotkin DV, Sinitsyn MV, Reshetnikov MN et al.DOI: 10.17116/hirurgia201812138
- [Sclerosing peritonitis].ReviewPolskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej · 1991Wanic-Kossowska M, Grzegorzewska A
- Sclerosing peritonitis.Clinical transplantation · 1994Bowers VD, Ackermann JR, Richardson W et al.
- Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Peritoneal Fibrosis and Peritoneal Membrane Dysfunction in Peritoneal Dialysis.ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024Ito Y, Sun T, Tawada M et al.DOI: 10.3390/ijms25168607
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- Tuberculous peritonitis (6544825621).jpg
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- Commons category
- Peritonitis
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- purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SYMP_0000102
- ICD-9-CM
- 567.82
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C26849
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15 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Abdominal pain
- Other symptoms
- Complications
- Causes
- Infection
- Non-infection
- Risk factors
- Diagnosis
- Pathology
- Treatment
- Prognosis
- Etymology
- References
- External links
Peritonitis is inflammation of the localized or generalized peritoneum, the lining of the inner wall of the abdomen and covering of the abdominal organs. Symptoms may include severe pain, swelling of the abdomen, fever, or weight loss. One part or the entire abdomen may be tender. Complications may include shock and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Causes include perforation of the intestinal tract, pancreatitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, stomach ulcer, cirrhosis, a ruptured appendix or even a perforated gallbladder. Risk factors include ascites (the abnormal build-up of fluid in the abdomen) and peritoneal dialysis. Diagnosis is generally based on examination, blood tests, and medical imaging.