Primary Peritonitis without Abdominal Signs Causing a Diagnostic Dilemma: A Case Report
Primary peritonitis typically presents with signs of peritonitis. A six-year-old female presented with fever loose stools and non-bilious vomiting for three days without abdominal pain distension guarding or...
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Primary peritonitis typically presents with signs of
peritonitis. A six-year-old female presented with fever loose stools and
non-bilious vomiting for three days without abdominal pain distension
guarding or rigidity. Despite the initial absence of classic peritonitis
features she was found to have pyoperitoneum after three days in the
hospital prompting emergency abdominal exploration. She was diagnosed with
primary peritonitis and treated with peritoneal lavage and antibiotics. This
case highlights how primary peritonitis can present atypically potentially
misleading clinicians and leading to significant morbidity in pediatric
patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-862a5c0b3a5a48a7af9394ea904afc942025-08-20T03:02:45ZengRajiv Gandhi University of Health SciencesRGUHS Journal of Medical Sciences2231-19472581-72482025-01-0115310.26463/rjms.15_3_3Primary Peritonitis without Abdominal Signs Causing a Diagnostic Dilemma: A Case ReportChaitra GovardhanVeerabhadra RadhakrishnaChristi Dominic SavioPraveen Thipphalli Primary peritonitis typically presents with signs of peritonitis. A six-year-old female presented with fever loose stools and non-bilious vomiting for three days without abdominal pain distension guarding or rigidity. Despite the initial absence of classic peritonitis features she was found to have pyoperitoneum after three days in the hospital prompting emergency abdominal exploration. She was diagnosed with primary peritonitis and treated with peritoneal lavage and antibiotics. This case highlights how primary peritonitis can present atypically potentially misleading clinicians and leading to significant morbidity in pediatric patients. https://journalgrid.com/view/article/rjms/12434458 |
| spellingShingle | Chaitra Govardhan Veerabhadra Radhakrishna Christi Dominic Savio Praveen Thipphalli Primary Peritonitis without Abdominal Signs Causing a Diagnostic Dilemma: A Case Report RGUHS Journal of Medical Sciences |
| title | Primary Peritonitis without Abdominal Signs Causing a Diagnostic Dilemma:
A Case Report |
| title_full | Primary Peritonitis without Abdominal Signs Causing a Diagnostic Dilemma:
A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Primary Peritonitis without Abdominal Signs Causing a Diagnostic Dilemma:
A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary Peritonitis without Abdominal Signs Causing a Diagnostic Dilemma:
A Case Report |
| title_short | Primary Peritonitis without Abdominal Signs Causing a Diagnostic Dilemma:
A Case Report |
| title_sort | primary peritonitis without abdominal signs causing a diagnostic dilemma a case report |
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