Peritonitis, infectious: Difference between revisions

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== Additional Info ==
== Additional Info ==
'''Includes'''
'''Includes'''
**Generalized ("regular") acute peritonitis
*Generalized ("regular") acute peritonitis
**Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) -- this is an entity that occurs in people with pre-existing ascites
*Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) -- this is an entity that occurs in people with pre-existing ascites
**Abscesses that aren't included in the Alternative codes listed below, thus included in ''this'' code are:
*Abscesses that aren't included in the Alternative codes listed below, thus included in ''this'' code are:
***intra-abdominal abscess (intraabdominal abscess) or abdominal abscess  
**Intra-abdominal abscess (intraabdominal abscess) or abdominal abscess  
***pelvic abscess (intrapelvic abscess) or pelvic abscess that don't have any additional information about where it originated (e.g. as below, abscesses related to diverticulitis or appendicitis, and a few others, have their own specific codes)
**Pelvic abscess (intrapelvic abscess) or pelvic abscess that don't have any additional information about where it originated (e.g. as below, abscesses related to diverticulitis or appendicitis, and a few others, have their own specific codes)


*This code EXCLUDES the specific causes/types of abdominal or pelvic infections as listed below
*This code EXCLUDES the specific causes/types of abdominal or pelvic infections as listed below