Table 3.

Classification of sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis according to underlying cause

Primary (idiopathic) sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis

I Adolescent form

II Adult form

Secondary sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis

I Systemically induced by

Beta adrenergic blocking agents

Practolol

Timolol

Propanolol

Other drugs

Methotrexate

Protein S deficiency

Exposure to asbestosis

II Induced by possible local and/or systemic irritants

Peritoneal dialysis

Abdominal trauma

Abdominal surgery

Liver transplantation

Peritoneovenous shunt

Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Peritoneal sarcoidosis

Liver cirrhosis

Peritoneal tuberculosis

Sarcoidosis

Familial mediterranean fever

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Gastrointestinal malignancy

Intraperitoneal chemotherapy

Fibrogenic foreign body

Endometriosis

Dermoid cyst rupture

Luteinized ovarian thecomas

Cytomegalovirus peritonitis

Recurrent peritonitis

Granulomatous peritonitis related with parasitic infestation