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SPONTANEOUS BACTERIAL PERITONITIS IN A HEALTHY ADULT MALE
Author(s) -
Gribbin J. C.,
Cox C. J.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1990.tb07461.x
Subject(s) - medicine , exploratory laparotomy , peritonitis , nausea , surgery , abdominal pain , ascites , anorexia , laparotomy
A 44‐year‐old man was admitted with acute abdominal pain, anorexia. nausea and dry retching, with tenderness and rigidity of the abdominal wall. Exploratory laparotomy revealed generalized peritonitis. He developed delerium tremens soon after operation and dehiscence of the abdominal wound 36 hours postoperatively. When the wound was closed and reinforced his recovery was uneventful. This case was unusual because he did not have ascites or cirrhosis, which are commonly associated with the disease.