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INFLAMMATION of the PERITONEUM lining the ABDOMINAL CAVITY as the result of infectious, autoimmune, or chemical processes. Primary peritonitis is due to infection of the PERITONEAL CAVITY via hematogenous or lymphatic spread and without intra-abdominal source. Secondary peritonitis arises from the ABDOMINAL CAVITY itself through RUPTURE or ABSCESS of intra-abdominal organs.
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- Primary Peritonitis
- Secondary Peritonitis
- Peritonitis, Primary
- Peritonitis, Secondary
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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- National Library of Medicine. Peritonitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010538. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010538
- Peritonitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peritonitis
- Peritonitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q223102