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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The [[peritoneum]] normally appears greyish and glistening; it becomes dull 2-4 hours after the onset of peritonitis, initially with scarce [[serous]] or slightly [[turbid]] fluid. Later on, the [[exudate]] becomes creamy and evidently [[suppurative]]; in dehydrated patients, it also becomes very inspissated. The quantity of accumulated [[exudate]] varies widely. It may be spread to the whole[[peritoneum]], or be walled off by the [[omentum]] and [[viscera]]. [[Inflammation]] features infiltration by [[neutrophils]] with fibrino-purulent exudation. | The [[peritoneum]] normally appears greyish and glistening; it becomes dull 2-4 hours after the onset of peritonitis, initially with scarce [[serous]] or slightly [[turbid]] fluid. Later on, the [[exudate]] becomes creamy and evidently [[suppurative]]; in dehydrated patients, it also becomes very inspissated. The quantity of accumulated [[exudate]] varies widely. It may be spread to the whole [[peritoneum]], or be walled off by the [[omentum]] and [[viscera]]. [[Inflammation]] features infiltration by [[neutrophils]] with fibrino-purulent exudation. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
The peritoneum normally appears greyish and glistening; it becomes dull 2-4 hours after the onset of peritonitis, initially with scarce serous or slightly turbid fluid. Later on, the exudate becomes creamy and evidently suppurative; in dehydrated patients, it also becomes very inspissated. The quantity of accumulated exudate varies widely. It may be spread to the whole peritoneum, or be walled off by the omentum and viscera. Inflammation features infiltration by neutrophils with fibrino-purulent exudation.
References
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