A diagnosis of pneumococcal peritonitis secondary to pyo-salpinx in a young healthy female by culturing peritoneal pus.

Mycobacterium fortuitum Peritonitis Associated with Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

Runyon group IV atypical mycobacteria, Mycobacterium fortuitum, is an environmental organism and is capable of producing a variety of clinical infections such as cutaneous infection, abscess and pulmonary and ocular infection. Rarely, it has been a documented cause of peritonitis in patients receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). We report a case of M. fortuitum peritonitis...

Fungal peritonitis and cancer near the abdominal regions

Objective: Guidelines have recommended that structured programs to support fungal peritonitis in cancer patients should be introduced. The role of fungi in causing peritonitis is rare, but fungal peritonitis has high morbidity and mortality. The abdominal fullness may be secondary to the fungi accumulation of peritoneal fluid. The isolation of fungi, particularly Candida from peritoneal fluid s...

Primary Peritonitis: An Index Case of Mycoplasma hominis Infection in a Healthy Female

Introduction Primary peritonitis in healthy immunocompetent individuals is rare. Several case reports of Streptococcus species causing peritonitis have been described. Here, we present the first case of Mycoplasma hominis as the cause of primary peritonitis in a healthy woman. Case Report A 42-year-old female with history of uterine fibroids was admitted with abdominal pain and intraperitonea...

Primary Peritonitis in Children and Infants Referred to Hospitals Affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Considering the great advances regarding the diagnosis and treatment of peritonitis and with respect to the prevalence of patients with primary peritonitis referred to hospitals affiliated to Shiraz university of Medical sciences, this study was performed to evaluate the predisposing and prognostic factors of this condition in children during the years 1982-1992 The descriptive protocol of thi...

Peritonitis by Streptococcus pneumoniae secondary to pneumococcal chest infection in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.