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Peritonitis: Introduction

Peritonitis: Inflammation of the lining of the abdominal cavity. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Peritonitis is available below.

Symptoms of Peritonitis

• Abdominal pain
• Severe abdominal pain
• High fever
• Chills
• Shivering
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 13 symptoms of Peritonitis

Peritonitis: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Peritonitis:

• Shock
• Collapse
• Death
• Adhesions
• Scar tissue
• more complications...»

Disease Topics Related To Peritonitis

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• Acute appendicitis
• Appendicular rupture
• Small intestinal obstruction
• Hernia
• Volvulus
• Splenic rupture
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• more related diseases...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Peritonitis

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Peritonitis?

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Causes of Peritonitis

• Abdominal wound
• Abdominal perforation
• Perforated ulcer
• Pelvic inflammation disease
• Tuberculosis
• more causes...»

See full list of 6 causes of Peritonitis

More information about causes of Peritonitis:

• Underlying causes of Peritonitis
• Peritonitis as a complication caused by other conditions
• Peritonitis as a symptom

Treatments for Peritonitis

• Emergency treatment
• Hospitalization
• Surgery
• Antibiotics
• Intravenous fluids
• more treatments...»

See full list of 6 treatments for Peritonitis

News Archives for Peritonitis

Medical news articles related to Peritonitis include:

• Health Tip: Help Prevent Cavities
• Laser Technology Spots Cavities Before They Start
• Gummy Bears Join Cavity Fight
• New Weapon Emerges to Fight Kids' Cavities
• Health Tip: Prevent Cavities
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Videos for Peritonitis

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Reseach about Peritonitis

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Clinical Trials for Peritonitis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Peritonitis include:

• Functional Genomic Influences on Disease Progression and Outcome in Sepsis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Doripenem in the Treatment of Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Doripenem
• Doripenem in the Treatment of Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - doripenum
• Study Comparing Tigecycline Versus Ceftriaxone Sodium Plus Metronidazole in Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infection - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Tigecycline,Ceftriaxone sodium + metronidazole
• The Study of Infection and Cell Inflammation in Peritoneal Dialysate - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 10 Clinical Trials for Peritonitis

Statistics for Peritonitis

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• Death and Mortality statistics for Peritonitis
• Society statistics for Peritonitis

Peritonitis: Broader Related Topics

• Peritoneum disorders
• more types...»

Types of Peritonitis

Types of Peritonitis

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Stories from Users Related to Peritonitis

• Abdominal Pain - Inflammation - Gass
• Cavity/decay
• Undergum Dental Cavities
• Swelling around abdominal cavity
• cavities
• peritoneal carcinomatosis (not sure if spelled right)

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Definitions of Peritonitis:

Inflammation of the peritoneum, a condition marked by exudations in the peritoneum of serum, fibrin, cells, and pus. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Inflammation of the peritoneum - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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