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Common risk factors in the development of peritonitis include liver disease, [[dialysis]], and abdominal trauma. | |||
==Risk Factors== | |||
Patients with liver disease are at increased risk. Risk factors for liver disease include alcoholic [[cirrhosis]] and other diseases that lead to [[cirrhosis]], such as [[viral hepatitis]] ([[Hepatitis B]] or C). Spontaneous peritonitis also occurs in patients who are on [[dialysis]] for [[kidney failure]]. | Patients with liver disease are at increased risk. Risk factors for liver disease include alcoholic [[cirrhosis]] and other diseases that lead to [[cirrhosis]], such as [[viral hepatitis]] ([[Hepatitis B]] or C). Spontaneous peritonitis also occurs in patients who are on [[dialysis]] for [[kidney failure]]. | ||
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Overview
Common risk factors in the development of peritonitis include liver disease, dialysis, and abdominal trauma.
Risk Factors
Patients with liver disease are at increased risk. Risk factors for liver disease include alcoholic cirrhosis and other diseases that lead to cirrhosis, such as viral hepatitis (Hepatitis B or C). Spontaneous peritonitis also occurs in patients who are on dialysis for kidney failure.