Peritonitis

Question 1

What is peritonitis?

Answer 1

•Inflammation of the peritoneum (the lining of the abdomen)

Question 2

what causes localised peritonitis?

Answer 2

•Localised peritonitis is caused by underlying organ inflammation (e.g. appendicitis or cholecystitis)

Question 3

What causes general peritonitis?

Answer 3

•Generalised peritonitis is caused by perforation of an abdominal organ (e.g. perforated duodenal ulcer or ruptured appendix)

Question 4

What causes spontaneous bacterial peritonitis?

Answer 4

•Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is associated with spontaneous infection of ascites in cirrhotic liver disease, is treated with antibiotics and carries a poor prognosis