A 45-year-old member asked:
is it possible to have peritonitis with out a prior abdominal infection present?
1 doctor answer
Dr. Steven Saunders answered
43 years experience Internal Medicine
Peritonitis: Yes. Can be seen in liver diseas cirrhosis.
Answered on Jul 5, 2012
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Dr. Creighton Wright answered
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Unlikely: Age?
Underlying source of infection?
Appendix?
Female?
Colon?
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