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peritonitis
Inflammation of the peritoneum.
Etiology:
1) bacterial
2) inflammatory disorders
a) Crohn's disease
b) familial Mediterranean fever
3) chemical irritation
a) blood
b) bile (biliary peritonitis)
c) barium contrast
Related
peritoneum
Specific
bacterial peritonitis (BP)
biliary peritonitis
General
serositis
peritoneal disease
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
- http://www.emdicine.com/med/topic2737.htm
has an excellent discussion on peritonitis