Primary peritonitis in children
Nohr, C.W.; Marshall, D.G.
Canadian Journal of Surgery. Journal Canadien de Chirurgie 27(2): 179-181
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0008-428X PMID: 6704826 Document Number: 229019
Ten cases of primary peritonitis in children demonstrate that the usual presentation is one of rapid onset of lower abdominal pain in girls, clinically indistinguishable from acute appendicitis. Recovery after appendectomy is rapid. Fewer cases have positive peritoneal cultures or associated illnesses than in historical descriptions. Contemporary primary peritonitis follows a more benign course than in the past.