Streptococcus pneumoniae primary peritonitis mimicking acute appendicitis in an immunocompetent patient: a case report and review of the literature

INTRODUCTION: Primary peritonitis without an identifiable intra-abdominal source is extremely rare in healthy individuals; it is commonly seen in cases of nephrotic syndrome, cirrhosis and end-stage liver disease, ascites, immunosuppression, and inflamed peritoneum due to pre-existing autoimmune and...

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Autores principales: Cortese, Francesco, Fransvea, Pietro, Saputelli, Alessandra, Ballardini, Milva, Baldini, Daniela, Gioffre, Aldo, Marcello, Roberto, Sganga, Gabriele
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6486957/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31029142
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-2038-3

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