Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis differential diagnosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2]

Differentiating Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis from other Diseases

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis presents as fever and pain in the abdomen. These symptoms can be seen in other abdominal conditions also.

• Peritonitis - this presents as abdominal pain with guarding which is seldom seen in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
• Pyelonephritis - this presents as pain in the costovertebral angle.
• Appendicitis - this presents with a typical history of radiation of pain from umbilicus to McBurney's point compared to diffuse pain in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.