A Rare Case of Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis fromClostridium perfringensin an Adult Patient with Noncirrhotic Ascites and a Krukenberg Tumor: Report of a Case | Zendy

Scott R. Kelley | Zendy; George Kerlakian | Zendy

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A Rare Case of Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis fromClostridium perfringensin an Adult Patient with Noncirrhotic Ascites and a Krukenberg Tumor: Report of a Case

Author(s) -

Scott R. Kelley,

George Kerlakian

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

case reports in medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 1687-9627

pISSN - 1687-9635

DOI - 10.1155/2011/705816

Subject(s) - medicine , clostridium perfringens , ascites , spontaneous bacterial peritonitis , perforation , peritonitis , gastrointestinal perforation , gastroenterology , bacteria , genetics , materials science , metallurgy , punching , biology

Secondary bacterial peritonitis, in comparison to spontaneous, presents with a surgically treatable intraabdominal source for infection such as a gastrointestinal perforation or abscess and is nearly always polymicrobial. We present a rare case of secondary bacterial peritonitis from Clostridium perfringens in an adult patient with noncirrhotic ascites and a Krukenberg tumor.

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