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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shivani Chaparala M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
The clinical picture of peritonitis is determined by the nature of causative lesion, duration and extension of the inflammatory process, and stage of the disease. The main manifestations of peritonitis are acute abdominal pain, tenderness, and guarding, which are exacerbated by moving the peritoneum, e.g. coughing, flexing the hips, or eliciting the Blumberg sign (a.k.a. rebound tenderness, meaning that pressing a hand on the abdomen elicits pain, but releasing the hand abruptly will aggravate the pain, as the peritoneum snaps back into place).
History
Symptoms
Common Symptoms
Common symptoms of secondary peritonitis include:[1]
- Abdominal pain: The localization of pain depends on whether peritonitis is
- Localized (e.g. appendicitis or diverticulitis before perforation).
- Generalized to the whole abdomen; eve
- Fever
- Ileus
Less Common Symptoms
References
- ↑ Runyon BA, Hoefs JC (1984). "Ascitic fluid analysis in the differentiation of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis from gastrointestinal tract perforation into ascitic fluid". Hepatology. 4 (3): 447–50. PMID 6724512.