Peritonism

Peritonism is an irritant condition of the peritoneum without any inflammation of the peritoneum ( peritonitis ).

Peritonism is expressed by:

• Abdominal wall painful pressure on manual examination ( palpation )
• Pain in letting go: if the hand is suddenly pulled away from the abdomen during the manual examination, the patient also feels pain
• not obligatory defense tension : d. H. involuntary tensing of the patient's abdominal muscles. In extreme cases, one speaks of a "board-hard" stomach.

See acute abdomen for diseases that may include peritonism.

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• Roche Lexicon Medicine, 5th edition, Urban & Fischer 2003, keyword peritonism