"Peritonitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peritonitis" by people in Profiles.
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Emergency medicine updates: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Am J Emerg Med. 2023 Aug; 70:84-89.
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Albumin Infusion for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis. Am Fam Physician. 2022 Oct; 106(4):Online.
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Anthracyclines induce DNA damage response-mediated protection against severe sepsis. Immunity. 2013 Nov 14; 39(5):874-84.
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Laparoscopy in the early diagnosis and management of sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis. Semin Dial. 2009 May-Jun; 22(3):304-7.
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Eosinophilia, myositis, and myasthenia gravis associated with a thymoma. Muscle Nerve. 2006 Aug; 34(2):242-5.
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Trichosporon inkin peritonitis treated with caspofungin. J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Dec; 41(12):5827-9.
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Mycobacteria tuberculosis peritonitis associated with etanercept therapy. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2003 Jul-Aug; 21(4):526.
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Protein-free phospholipid emulsion treatment improved cardiopulmonary function and survival in porcine sepsis. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2003 Feb; 284(2):R550-7.
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Trafficking of CD44-deficient murine lymphocytes under normal and inflammatory conditions. Eur J Immunol. 2002 Sep; 32(9):2532-42.
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The effect of technique failure on outcome in black patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Perit Dial Int. 2002 Jan-Feb; 22(1):53-9.