Infected ascites: Distinguishing secondary peritonitis from spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in a cirrhotic patient with classic symptoms
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Infected ascites: Distinguishing secondary peritonitis from spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in a cirrhotic patient with classic symptoms
INTRODUCTION Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis can be differentiated from secondary bacterial peritonitis by the absence of a surgically treatable intra-abdominal source of infection. However, oftentimes this is unapparent and other clinical clues need to be sought after to make the right diagnosis. CASE A 64-year-old woman was admitted because of three days of worsening diffuse abdominal pai...
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عنوان ژورنال: IDCases
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2214-2509
DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2017.02.010