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Peritonitis: Excerpt from A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis


Infections
   Bacterial
       Acute bacterial peritonitis
       Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (usually in cirrhotics with ascites)
       Secondary bacterial peritonitis (associated with perforation)
   Mycobacterial (primarily M. tuberculosis)
   Fungal
       Candidiasis
       Histoplasmosis
       Cryptococcosis
       Coccidioidomycosis
   Parasitic
       Schistosomiasis
       Ascariasis
       Enterobiasis
       Amebiasis
       Strongyloidiasis
   HIV–associated peritonitis (from opportunistic organisms)
Spontaneous perforation of viscus
   Boerhaave's syndrome
   Peptic ulcer disease
   Appendicitis
   Cholecystitis
   Pancreatitis
   Diverticulitis
   Necrotizing enterocolitis
   Strangulated bowel
       Small-bowel adhesion
       Incarcerated hernia
       Intussusception
       Volvulus
   Gastrointestinal neoplasms
   Ulcerative colitis (especially with toxic megacolon)
   Crohn's disease
   Ischemic bowel
   Ingested foreign body
   Meckel's diverticulum
Ruptured visceral abscess or cyst
   Liver
   Kidney
   Spleen
   Tuboovarian
Trauma
   Blunt trauma
   Penetrating wounds
   Surgical injury, including laparoscopic surgery
   Instrumentation
       Endoscopic perforation
       Therapeutic abortion with perforation
       Paracentesis
       Bile leak after biopsy
Neoplasms
   Primary mesothelioma
   Secondary carcinomatosis
   Pseudomyxoma peritonei
Vascular causes
   Mesenteric embolus
   Mesenteric nonocclusive ischemia
   Ischemic colitis
   Portal vein thrombosis
   Mesenteric vein thrombosis
   Vasculitis
       Systemic lupus erythematosus
       Allergic vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein purpura)
       Köhlmeier-Degos disease
       Polyarteritis nodosa
Granulomatous peritonitis
   Parasitic infestations
   Sarcoidosis
   Tumors
   Crohn's disease
   Starch granules
Gynecologic disorders
   Chlamydia peritonitis
   Salpingitis
   Endometriosis
   Teratoma
   Leiomyomatosis
   Dermoid cyst
Chemical irritants
   Bile
   Blood
   Gastric juice
   Barium
   Enema or douche contents
Others
   Chronic peritoneal dialysis
   Eosinophilic peritonitis
   Chylous peritonitis
   Whipple's disease
   Sclerosing peritonitis
   Peritoneal lymphangiectasis
   Peritoneal encapsulation
   Peritoneal loose bodies and peritoneal cysts
   Mesothelial hyperplasia and metaplasia
   Splenosis
   Familial Mediterranean fever

References


1. Runyon BA, Hillebrand DJ: Surgical Peritonitis and Other Diseases of the Peritoneum, Mesentery, Omentum and Diaphragm, pp. 2035–2044. See Bibliography, 1.
2. Nance FC: Diseases of the Peritoneum, Retroperitoneum, Mesentery, and Omentum, pp. 3061–3105. See Bibliography, 2.

Book Source Details

  • Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
  • Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
  • Year of Publication: 1999
  • Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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More About This Book:
Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Authors: Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Copyright: 1999
ISBN: 0-78171-943-7

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