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  2. Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis - Wikipedia

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    Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is the development of a bacterial infection in the peritoneum, despite the absence of an obvious source for the infection. [1] It is specifically an infection of the ascitic fluid – an increased volume of peritoneal fluid . [ 2 ]

  3. Peritonitis - Wikipedia

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    Peritonitis is inflammation of the localized or generalized peritoneum, the lining of the inner wall of the abdomen and cover of the abdominal organs. [2] Symptoms may include severe pain, swelling of the abdomen, fever, or weight loss. [2] [3] One part or the entire abdomen may be tender. [1]

  4. Appendicitis - Wikipedia

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    Recovery time depends on age, condition, complications, and other circumstances, including the amount of alcohol consumption, but usually is between 10 and 28 days. For young children (around ten years old), the recovery takes three weeks. The possibility of peritonitis is the reason why acute appendicitis warrants rapid evaluation and treatment.

  5. Peritonsillar abscess - Wikipedia

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    In a study in Northern Ireland, the number of new cases was 10 cases per 100,000 people per year. [16] In Denmark, the number of new cases is higher and reaches 41 cases per 100,000 people per year. [17] Younger children who develop a peritonsillar abscess are often immunocompromised and in them, the infection can cause airway obstruction. [18]

  6. Management of tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    TB in children: 2 to 5 mg/kg/day for one week, 1 mg/kg/day the next week, then tapered off over 5 weeks; Steroids may be of benefit in peritonitis, miliary disease, tubercular osteomyelitis, TB osteomyelitis, laryngeal TB, lymphadenitis, and genitourinary disease, but the evidence is scant and the routine use of steroids cannot be recommended.

  7. Postpartum infections - Wikipedia

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    Signs and symptoms usually include a fever greater than 38.0 °C (100.4 °F), chills, low abdominal pain, and possibly bad-smelling vaginal discharge. [1] It usually occurs after the first 24 hours and within the first ten days following delivery.

  8. Neonatal infection - Wikipedia

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    Common symptoms include rash, microcephaly (small head), low birth weight, jaundice, thrombocytopenia, seizures and retinitis. Long-term complications of congenital CMV infections may include sensorineural hearing loss, developmental delay, and seizures. Due to high prevalence of disease, CMV is not routinely screened in pregnant patients.

  9. Tertiary peritonitis - Wikipedia

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    Patients who acquire tertiary peritonitis are usually admitted to ICU due to the critical, life-threatening nature of the condition which can lead to multi-organ failure despite treatment and has a high mortality rate of 60%. [4] Signs and symptoms of tertiary peritonitis include fever, hypotension and abdominal pain. Diagnosis of the condition ...