Abstract
Primary peritonitis is a rare phenomenon in modern antibiotic era. A case of pediatric
primary peritonitis is presented here, in which a child presented with complaints
of abdominal pain, vomiting for one day. Abdominal examination showed marked tenderness
and guarding, diagnosis of appendicitis was made and laparoscopic appendectomy done.
Later, ascitic fluid analysis and appendix histopathology proved it to be a case of
primary peritonitis.
Keywords
primary peritonitis - peritonitis - ascitic fluid - laparoscopic - appendix
