Primary peritonitis usually occurs in patients with comorbidities but very rarely can also occur in healthy patients. These rare cases have been published in increasing number and have higher incidence in women. This article refers to the case of a previously healthy 47-year-old woman who presented to the emergency room with acute abdomen, fever, and diarrhea that rapidly progressed to septic shock. She underwent exploratory laparoscopy, converted to laparotomy in attempt to exclude an intra-abdominal septic focus. Only purulent peritonitis with fibrin-purulent membranes was observed and the diagnosis of primary peritonitis was assumed. Peritoneal liquid culture revealed Streptococcus pneumoniae and then adjusted antibiotic therapy was star...
Sr. Editor: la peritonitis de origen infeccioso habitualmente es secundaria a procesos patológicos d...
RACIONAL: A peritonite bacteriana espontânea é complicação freqüente nos pacientes com cirrose e asc...
Introduction: Postoperative peritonitis is one of the most frequent complications that occurs after ...
Introduction: Primary peritonitis without an identifiable intra-abdominal source is extremely rare i...
Pneumococcal peritonitis is prevalent in children and adults with comorbidities but extremely rare i...
Copyright © 2015 Georgios Kourounis et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Crea...
Primary peritonitis usually occurs in patients with comorbidities previously diagnosed with ascites....
Abstract Introduction Primary peritonitis without an identifiable intra-abdominal source is extremel...
Abstract Acute primary peritonitis in the absence of other comorbid conditions such as liver cirrhos...
AbstractIntroductionAcute primary peritonitis due to group A Streptococci (GAS) is a rare but life-t...
AbstractIntroductionAcute primary peritonitis due to group A Streptococci (GAS) is a rare but life-t...
Pneumococcal peritonitis is prevalent in children and adults with comorbidities but extremely rare i...
AbstractIntroductionAcute pneumococcal peritonitis represents an unusual entity characterized by inf...
Introduction: Acute pneumococcal peritonitis represents an unusual entity characterized by infection...
Introduction: Tuberculosis is a parasitic, transmissible, growing infectious disease in underdevelop...
Sr. Editor: la peritonitis de origen infeccioso habitualmente es secundaria a procesos patológicos d...
RACIONAL: A peritonite bacteriana espontânea é complicação freqüente nos pacientes com cirrose e asc...
Introduction: Postoperative peritonitis is one of the most frequent complications that occurs after ...
Introduction: Primary peritonitis without an identifiable intra-abdominal source is extremely rare i...
Pneumococcal peritonitis is prevalent in children and adults with comorbidities but extremely rare i...
Copyright © 2015 Georgios Kourounis et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Crea...
Primary peritonitis usually occurs in patients with comorbidities previously diagnosed with ascites....
Abstract Introduction Primary peritonitis without an identifiable intra-abdominal source is extremel...
Abstract Acute primary peritonitis in the absence of other comorbid conditions such as liver cirrhos...
AbstractIntroductionAcute primary peritonitis due to group A Streptococci (GAS) is a rare but life-t...
AbstractIntroductionAcute primary peritonitis due to group A Streptococci (GAS) is a rare but life-t...
Pneumococcal peritonitis is prevalent in children and adults with comorbidities but extremely rare i...
AbstractIntroductionAcute pneumococcal peritonitis represents an unusual entity characterized by inf...
Introduction: Acute pneumococcal peritonitis represents an unusual entity characterized by infection...
Introduction: Tuberculosis is a parasitic, transmissible, growing infectious disease in underdevelop...
Sr. Editor: la peritonitis de origen infeccioso habitualmente es secundaria a procesos patológicos d...
RACIONAL: A peritonite bacteriana espontânea é complicação freqüente nos pacientes com cirrose e asc...
Introduction: Postoperative peritonitis is one of the most frequent complications that occurs after ...