"Peritonitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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INFLAMMATION of the PERITONEUM lining the ABDOMINAL CAVITY as the result of infectious, autoimmune, or chemical processes. Primary peritonitis is due to infection of the PERITONEAL CAVITY via hematogenous or lymphatic spread and without intra-abdominal source. Secondary peritonitis arises from the ABDOMINAL CAVITY itself through RUPTURE or ABSCESS of intra-abdominal organs.
| Descriptor ID |
D010538
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.463.600 C06.844.640
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| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peritonitis" by people in Profiles.
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Verma S, Hoffmann FW, Kumar M, Huang Z, Roe K, Nguyen-Wu E, Hashimoto AS, Hoffmann PR. Selenoprotein K knockout mice exhibit deficient calcium flux in immune cells and impaired immune responses. J Immunol. 2011 Feb 15; 186(4):2127-37.
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Mandal S, Mandal AK. Heterotopic pancreas presenting as a tumour nodule along with perforation and peritonitis is rare: report of two cases. ANZ J Surg. 2008 Aug; 78(8):725.
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Mulla ZD. Comment on Fox et al's presentation of two invasive group A streptococcal (GAS) infections. J Emerg Med. 2003 May; 24(4):473-4.
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Akhtar AJ, Alamy ME, Yoshikawa TT. Extrahepatic conditions and hepatic encephalopathy in elderly patients. Am J Med Sci. 2002 Jul; 324(1):1-4.
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Malaviya R, Navara C, Uckun FM. Augmentation of mast cell bactericidal activity by the anti-leukemic drug, 4-(3'bromo-4'-hydroxylphenyl)-amino-6,7-dimethoxyquinazoline. Leuk Lymphoma. 2002 Jun; 43(6):1329-32.
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Jeffers GW, Klei TR, Enright FM, Henk WG. The granulomatous inflammatory response in jirds, Meriones unguiculatus, to Brugia pahangi: an ultrastructural and histochemical comparison of the reaction in the lymphatics and peritoneal cavity. J Parasitol. 1987 Dec; 73(6):1220-33.
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Norris KC, Shinaberger JH, Reyes GD, Kraut JA. The use of intracatheter instillation of streptokinase in the treatment of recurrent bacterial peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Am J Kidney Dis. 1987 Jul; 10(1):62-5.