A 51-year-old female asked:
could acute peritonitis infection can be treated and cure if it was very small?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Amanda Itzkoff answered
Psychiatry 18 years experience
Peritonitis cure?: Acute peritonitis can be treated effectively. Key to effective and often life saving treatment is early detection and often hospitalization and treatment with IV antibiotics. If acute peritonitis is suspected, there is no time to delay. Follow the exact instruction of your doc straight away, and this will result in the best possible outcome.
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Dr. John Leander Po answered
Infectious Disease 18 years experience
Yes it can: The important thing about acute peritonitis, in to try to control the source of the infection while receiving the appropriate antibiotics to clear the infection .
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Is it possible to have peritonitis without an infection?
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Dr. SG Erman answered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Yes: Peritonitis in inflammation of the peritoneal cavity (the spaces surrounding your intestines and internal organs). Infection is the most comon cause, but there are less common causes, like radiation, .
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