title: Primary Peritonitis-A Forgotten Entity.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
authors.forename: Muhammad Faisal
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Khilji
keywords: appendix; ascitic fluid; laparoscopic; peritonitis; primary peritonitis