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Primary peritonitis is a rare phenomenon in modern antibiotic era. A case of pediatric primary peritonitis is presented here, in which a child presented with complaints of abdominal pain, vomiting for one day. Abdominal examination showed marked tenderness and guarding, diagnosis of appendicitis was made and laparoscopic appendectomy done. Later, ascitic fluid analysis and appendix histopathology proved it to be a case of primary peritonitis.
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This page is a summary of: Primary Peritonitis—A Forgotten Entity, European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports, May 2014, Thieme Publishing Group,
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1374544.
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